This study wascarried out to evaluate a collection of 53 accessions of Paspalum nicorae,introduced in two physiographically distinct regions over two years, with theobjective of characterizing production and quality of forage of access for subsequentphases of a forage plant breeding program. The accessions were established inlines in randomized block design with three replications and the evaluationswere performed from October 2007 to February 2009 by using cuts. There was variationof forage production among access over time and among sites. The majority ofthe accessions of P. nicorae presented high forage yield when comparedwith the control (P. notatum cv. Pensacola) and some accessions presentedvery expressive performances. The percentages of crude protein obtained fromaccessions in the collection were similar to the ones found in the control access.The accessions 28B and 26A of P. nicorae are indicated for subsequentstages in a program of forage plant breeding.
