title: Genetic divergence of sugarcane varieties collected in the region of Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
abstract: Genetic diversity among local accessions and varieties subsidize plant breeding programs, allowing the utilization of existing variability in plants that have already adapted to local climate conditions. An alternative to studying genetic variability is the study of diversity. The aim of this research was to study genetic diversity among sugarcane accessions and varieties used for the production of craft-distilled cachaça (distilled sugarcane alcohol) in the region of Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Using a one-way design, an experiment was conducted in the municipality of Perdões, Minas Gerais to evaluate 35 regional accessions derived from germplasm collection expeditions and four varieties. Using morphological descriptions of 46 multicategorical sugarcane characteristics, dissimilarity and Tocher cluster method analyses were performed. Based on the results, it was concluded that genetic diversity exists among the accessions evaluated for the target traits.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Agricultura, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brasil levcesar@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: L E V
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Cesar
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Agricultura, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Bruzi
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Agricultura, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: J A R
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Agricultura, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: L A de B
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Agricultura, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Agricultura, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Sales
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Agricultura, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mourão
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D040961:Genetic Drift; D014644:Genetic Variation; D010641:Phenotype; D000069600:Plant Breeding; D031786:Saccharum / Q000235:genetics*; D000068098:Seed Bank