High throughput phenotyping methods allowing breeding of Brachiaria and Panicum grasses for the ability of Biological Nitrification Inhibition

CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security. 2018. High throughput phenotyping methods allowing breeding of Brachiaria and Panicum grasses for the ability of Biological Nitrification Inhibition. Reported in Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Annual Report 2018. Innovations.

Different phenotyping methods were developed and standardized to measure the phenomenon of Biological Nitrification Inhibition from a compregensive perspective (soil, roots, microbes) in tropical grasses, at first, the methods were developed for Brachiaria grasses but currently are being used for other pastures such as Panicum and legumes.