Original scientific paper

AGRONOMIC VALUE OF SPRING FIELD PEA BREEDING LINES AND VARIETIES FOR GREEN FORAGE PRODUCTION (Pisum sativum L.)

Goran Krizmanić ; Agricultural institute Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Tihomir Čupić orcid.org/0000-0001-7491-9800 ; Agricultural institute Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Marijana Tucak ; Agricultural institute Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Svetislav Popović ; Agricultural institute Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

Abstract

Spring field pea is one of the most important coarse legumes. In most pea breeding programs, the selection process is focused on the development of high-yielding and top-quality varieties for grain and/or green forage production. Production of protein rich grain is mainly associated with spring varieties, while production of green mass rich in protein, minerals and vitamins is characteristic for winter varieties. Due to problems with planting in autumn (late harvest of previous crop, heavy rains during soil preparation and planting, business plan modifications, abundance of cattle etc.), farmers often prefer spring pea varieties that can produce large green mass over shorter period of time, as well as ensure planting of the next crop in the same field. Objectives of this research were: agronomic value assessment of (spring and potentially winter) varieties and new breeding lines of spring field pea over a two-year period (2012-2013), as well as the selection of lines with the most potential for further breeding process and/or registration of new spring field varieties for green forage production. The highest mean yields of green mass and dry matter, as well as favourable values of other assessed traits were obtained by breeding lines MBK-7, MBK-41, MBK-51, and varieties Dora and Poneka. These varieties represent valuable germplasm for further breeding process, while selected lines have high potential for the development of new varieties.

Keywords

spring field pea; green mass yield; line; variety

Hrčak ID:

182877

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/182877

Publication date:

7.6.2017.

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