Abstract: BRS 500 B2RF is a high-yielding cotton cultivar with transgenic resistance to lepidopteran pests and tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate. Additionally, BRS 500 B2RF has resistance to Ramularia leaf spot and partial resistance to root-knot nematode. It represents an important contribution to sustainable cotton production in Brazil.

Abstract ‘BRS 421’ and ‘BRS 423’ are high-oleic runner type peanut cultivars, adapted to the main peanut-producing areas in Brazil and partially resistant to spotted wilt. ‘BRS 421’ has a medium cycle and large seed size, while BRS ‘423’ has a short cycle and regular runner seed size.

Abstract BRS 372 and BRS 416 are cotton cultivars with high lint yield and genetic resistance to the main cotton diseases in Brazil, particularly to Ramularia Leaf Spot. They have stable yields, good fiber quality and can contribute to a sustainable cotton disease management in tropical environments.

Abstract Cultivar BRS 433FL B2RF is a high-quality fiber upland cotton with high lint yield potential and resistance to several diseases. The introgressed transgenic events Bollgard II® and Roundup Ready Flex® confer enhanced resistance to lepidopteran pests and tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate, respectively. Fiber length exceeds 32.5 mm and fiber strength 33 gf tex-1.

Abstract BRS 425 is a high-oleic runner peanut cultivar related to wild ancestral parents, partially resistant to early and late leaf spot and spotted wilt. It is large-seeded and contains 46% oil. BRS 425 is adapted to the main peanut-producing regions of Brazil.

Abstract Transgenic cotton cultivars BRS 430 B2RF and BRS 432 B2RF, medium and late season respectively, were developed by EMBRAPA in partnership with Bahia Foundation, aiming to create a high-yielding germplasm. The Bt toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab target lepidopteran pests and the CP4-EPSPS gene confers tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate.

Abstract Cotton cultivar BRS 368RF was developed by EMBRAPA in a partnership with the Bahia Foundation, aiming to create high-yielding germplasm by adding transgenic traits addressed to Brazilian Savanna (cerrado) of the Northeast and North regions. BRS 368RF is a midseason cultivar and has yield stability and transgenic tolerance to glyphosate.

RESUMO A mancha-alvo da soja (Corynespora cassiicola) tornou-se uma importante doença na maioria das regiões produtoras de soja no Brasil. A sensibilidade de 34 isolados de Corynespora cassiicola a 11 fungicidas foi avaliada pela inibição do crescimento micelial (boscalida, carbendazim, ciproconazol, fluopiram, fluxapiroxada, protioconazol e tiofanato-metílico) ou inibição da germinação de esporos (azoxistrobina, picoxistrobina, piraclostrobina e trifloxistrobina). Além disso, a eficácia de cinco fungicidas para controlar mancha-alvo foi testada em quatro ensaios no campo, conduzidos durante três safras: 2011/2012, 2012/2013 e 2013/2014. Os isolados do fungo foram coletados de plantas de soja em diversas regiões produtoras de soja do Brasil. A concentração efetiva para inibir o crescimento micelial ou a germinação dos esporos em 50% (EC50), para cada fungicida, foi calculada para todos os isolados. Fluxapiroxada e protioconazol proporcionaram as maiores inibições de crescimento micelial do patógeno e piraclostrobina a menor porcentagem de germinação de esporos, com os menores valores de EC50. Nos ensaios de campo, ciproconazol e carbendazim apresentaram percentuais de controle de mancha-alvo variando de 26% a 29%. Por outro lado, fluxapiroxada e protioconazol preveniram a epidemia da doença na ordem de 45% e 55%, respectivamente. No geral, a eficácia dos fungicidas no campo refletiu as médias de sensibilidade in vitro. Foi detectada ampla redução da sensibilidade aos benzimidazóis (MBC) indicando que esse grupo de fungicidas não deve ser mais usado no controle de mancha-alvo. Houve uma correlação negativa e significativa (-0,265) entre severidade da doença e produção da soja. O patógeno mostrou variabilidade na sensibilidade aos grupos fungicidas carboxamidas (SDHI), triazóis (DMI) e estrobilurinas (QoI), o que demonstra alto risco de seleção para resistência.

ABSTRACT Soybean target spot (Corynespora cassiicola) has become an important disease in most soybean growing regions in Brazil. The sensitivity of 34 isolates of C. cassiicola to 11 fungicides was evaluated based on mycelial growth inhibition (boscalid, carbendazim, cyproconazole, fluopyram, fluxapyroxad, prothioconazole and thiophanate-methyl) or spore germination inhibition (azoxystrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin and trifloxystrobin). In addition, the efficacy of five fungicides to control target spot was tested in four field trials carried out during three crop seasons: 2011/2012, 2012/2013 and 2013/2014. Fungal isolates were collected from soybean plants in several soybean growing areas in Brazil. The effective concentration of each fungicide to inhibit fungal growth or spore germination by 50% (EC50) was calculated for all isolates. Fluxapyroxad and prothioconazole provided the greatest mycelial growth inhibition and pyraclostrobin led to the lowest spore germination percentage, with the lowest EC50 values. At field experiments, cyproconazole and carbendazim showed target spot control ranging from 26% to 29%. On the other hand, fluxapyroxad and prothioconazole prevented an epidemic of the disease by 45% to 55%, respectively. In general, the efficacy of fungicides in the field reflected the in vitro sensitivity averages. Large sensitivity reduction was detected to benzimidazoles (MBC), indicating that this group of fungicides should no longer be used for target spot control. There was a negative and significant correlation (-0.265) between target spot severity and soybean yield. The pathogen showed variability in sensitivity to the fungicide groups carboxamides (SDHI), triazoles (DMI) and strobilurins (QoI), which denotes a high risk of selection for resistance.

Abstract Cottonseed yield data of 17 genotypes, of which two genotypes contributed to more than 30% of the total ecovalence, and grown in 23 locations, were used to compare four methods of disjoint environmental stratification: a) environmental index (Ie): favorable or unfavorable environments; b) stratification in partitions that maximize the sum of squares of the genotype x partition interaction [(GP)m]; c) environmental scores of the second principal component of the GGE analysis (PC2-GGE); d) environmental scores of the first principal component of the AMMI analysis (PC1-AMMI). Scenarios were simulated (10,000 simulations per scenario) using combination of nine or 13 environments and 11 genotypes, either including or excluding those with the highest ecovalence values. In all scenarios, the greatest selection gains were obtained via PC2-GGE stratification, and the lowest selection gains were obtained via Ie. The ecovalences of the genotypes influenced the results obtained using the stratification methods.

Abstract BRS 369RF and BRS 370RF were developed by the EMBRAPA as a part of efforts to create high-yielding germplasm with combinations of transgenic traits. BRS 369RF and BRS 370RF are midseason cultivars and have yield stability, adaptation to the central Brazilian savanna, good fiber quality and tolerance to glyphosate herbicide.

Development of leaf spots resistant runner peanut cultivars is one of the major demands in Brazil. In the 2009/10 crop season, 12 pre-breeding progenies (LPM) were selected out of 380 plants of an interspecific BC1F3 population for leaf spots resistance and agronomic traits. In the 2010/11, the 12 LPMs were evaluated for leaf spots resistance, without fungicide sprays. The recurrent parent (susceptible control) and all LPMs were susceptible; partial resistant segregating plants were selected. Some progenies had yield, pod and seed shape similar to the control. The 12, and the 5 LPMs selected in the 2011/12 and 2012/13 crop seasons, respectively, were evaluated under appropriate disease management. Differences were detected for pod yield and weight of 100 seeds. Seed/pod weight ratio, oil content and oleic/linoleic ratio were similar to thecontrol. Individual plants were selected for pod yield and market quality. Variability detected in the first backcross generation for partial resistance and agronomic traits will be useful.

Inicialmente objetivou-se investigar a possibilidade de uso da discriminação isotópica do carbono (Δ) para distinguir genótipos de algodoeiros submetidos ao déficit hídrico. Adicionalmente à ∆, o potencial hídrico foliar e as trocas gasosas foram monitorados durante a progressão do estresse. Em uma segunda fase, buscou-se verificar a utilidade da ∆ como ferramenta para seleção de plantas com alto desempenho quanto a componentes de rendimento sob condições de campo em ambientes contrastantes, especialmente quanto ao regime hídrico, utilizando linhagens elites brasileiras. Sob deficiência hídrica, verificaram-se diferenças acerca dos genótipos para ∆ (p < 0.0001) a qual também correlacionou-se significativamente com as de trocas gasosas. Em condições de campo, ∆ também discriminou os genótipos (p < 0.0001 e 0.0157 para Santa Helena de Goiás e Montividiu, Estado de Goiás, respectivamente). Verificou-se correlação significativa entre Δ e a produção de algodão em caroço onde o déficit hídrico foi mais severo (Santa Helena de Goiás). Todavia, Δ correlaciou-se negativamente com a percentagem de fibras. Então, a Δ poderá ser utilizada na fenotipagem de algodoeiro sob déficit hídrico sendo incorporado aos procedimentos de seleção de linhagens junto aos programas de melhoramento do algodoeiro visando alto rendimento sob condições desfavoráveis, a exemplo da ocorrência de déficit hídrico.

The initial goal of this study was to measure the efficiency of carbon isotope discrimination (Δ) in distinguishing between cotton plant genotypes subjected to two water regimes. In addition, ∆ measurements, leaf water potential and gas exchange ratios were monitored. Using Brazilian breeding lines, this study also tested the usability of ∆ as a proxy for selecting high-performing yield components in cotton plants grown in unfavorable conditions, particularly water deficiency. For these experiments, ∆ and yield components were measured and their correlations analyzed. Differences among cotton genotypes for Δ (p < 0.0001) were verified, and it was found that this variable was significantly correlated with gas exchange. There was a significant positive correlation between Δ and seed cotton yield only in the site experiencing severe water deficiency (Santa Helena de Goiás). However, Δ had a significant negative correlation with fiber percentage. Our results indicate that Δ is a suitable tool for cotton phenotyping, and it may be applied in cotton breeding programs that aim to produce high-performing yield components in unfavorable conditions.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o fracionamento isotópico do carbono como facilidade fenômica para a seleção de algodoeiro em ambientes contrastantes e analisar a sua correlação com os componentes de rendimento. Foram conduzidos experimentos em blocos ao acaso, com quatro repetições, em Santa Helena de Goiás (SHGO) e Montividiu (MONT), GO. A análise da discriminação isotópica do carbono (Δ) foi realizada em 15 linhagens e três cultivares. Em seguida, foram determinadas a cinética de crescimento e a arquitetura do sistema radicular a partir de genótipos selecionados anteriormente. Em ambas as localidades, as análises de Δ mostraram-se adequadas para discriminar os genótipos de algodoeiro. Houve correlação positiva entre Δ e a produtividade de algodão em caroço em SHGO, onde o deficit hídrico foi mais severo. Neste local, as correlações negativas encontradas entre Δ e a percentagem de fibras indicam um efeito integrativo de trocas gasosas sobre Δ e sua associação com componentes de rendimento. Quanto à robustez e à cinética de crescimento do sistema radicular, o desempenho do genótipo GO 05 809 contribui para sustentar os maiores valores de Δ encontrados em MONT, onde as condições edafoclimáticas foram mais adequadas para o algodoeiro. O uso da análise de Δ como facilidade fenômica pode auxiliar a seleção de genótipos de algodoeiro, para a obtenção de plantas com maior eficiência quanto à troca gasosa e ao uso da água.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the carbon isotope fractionation as a phenomic facility for cotton selection in contrasting environments and to assess its relationship with yield components. The experiments were carried out in a randomized block design, with four replicates, in the municipalities of Santa Helena de Goiás (SHGO) and Montividiu (MONT), in the state of Goiás, Brazil. The analysis of carbon isotope discrimination (Δ) was performed in 15 breeding lines and three cultivars. Subsequently, the root growth kinetic and root system architecture from the selected genotypes were determined. In both locations, Δ analyses were suitable to discriminate cotton genotypes. There was a positive correlation between Δ and seed-cotton yield in SHGO, where water deficit was more severe. In this site, the negative correlations found between Δ and fiber percentage indicate an integrative effect of gas exchange on Δ and its association with yield components. As for root robustness and growth kinetic, the GO 05 809 genotype performance contributes to sustain the highest values of Δ found in MONT, where edaphoclimatic conditions were more suitable for cotton. The use of Δ analysis as a phenomic facility can help to select cotton genotypes, in order to obtain plants with higher efficiency for gas exchange and water use.

Cotton cultivar BRS 335 is a midseason high-yield cultivar and has adaptation to the Northeast Brazilian savanna, yield stability, desirable resistance to main cotton diseases and good fiber quality. The cultivar BRS 335 meets growers' demands for competitive lint yield as well as fulfilling industrial textile requirements.

A cultivar de algodoeiro BRS 336 possui alta qualidade de fibra, adaptação às principais regiões produtoras de algodoeiro no Brasil e resistência à mancha angular. BRS 336 possui comprimento de fibra acima de 32,0 mm e resistência da fibra superior às demais cultivares em uso no Brasil.

Cotton cultivar BRS 336 is a high-quality fiber upland cultivar and has wide adaptation to the Brazilian growing areas, with resistance to bacterial blight. BRS 336 exhibited fiber length higher than 32.0 mm in all field tests. Also, fiber strength exceeded all upland cotton currently grown in Brazil.