Original scientific paper

INVESTIGATION OF ALFALFA LOCAL POPULATIONS FOR CREATION OF NEW BREEDING GERMPLAZM

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

Abstract

Yield of dry matter and green mass are important factors in selection of fodder crop cultivars. Low genetic gain was achieved during the long time of fodder crops breeding for yield. Therefore we investigated possibility of using local populations of alfalfa for yield increase with direct and indirect selection. Strong and significant influence of genotypes and environments was recorded for all examined traits and their interactions at the level p<0.01. The highest variability was recorded for green mass yield 48.21%; while the lowest variation was for height 13.18%. High share of genotype variance as well as high heritability were recorded in total variance for the traits number of stem and plant height.

Keywords

alfalfa; local population; yield; heritability; genetic gain

Hrčak ID:

31244

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/31244

Publication date:

18.12.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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