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Seed and forage yield of advanced generation synthetics of berseem clover derived from partly inbred parents under different harvesting regimes

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2011
Authors:Iannucci, A, Annicchiarico, P
Journal:Plant Breeding
Volume:130
Issue:6
Date Published:2011
ISBN Number:1439-0523
Keywords:genetic base, seed generation, seed production, selection scheme, selfing, Trifolium, Trifolium alexandrinum
Abstract:

With 1 figure and 6 tablesAbstract Selfing of potential parents in outbred species could favour the elimination of deleterious recessive alleles and accumulation of favourable alleles with additive genetic effects. This study assessed the effects of five selfing levels (from S0 to S4) and two genetic bases (wide, six parental populations; narrow, three populations) on the seed and forage yields and the leaf/stem dry-weight ratio of the Syn-1 and Syn-2 generations of synthetic varieties of berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) obtained from parents selected for self-fertility. The material was evaluated over 2 years in southern Italy under three crop management schemes. The management with one forage harvest at early flowering before seed harvest maximized both the seed and forage yields. One cycle of selfing produced the highest selection gains for the seed and forage yields. The genetic bases had less influence on production traits than the selfing levels, but the wide-based synthetics tended to outyield the narrow-based ones. The effects of the selfing generations and the genetic bases were largely additive and consistent across the treatments, years and generations of synthetics.

URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0523.2011.01875.x
Short Title:Plant Breeding
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