Original scientific paper

EFFECT OF THE MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS ON SEED YIELD OF LUCERNE BREEDING POPULATIONS IN LITHUANIA

Aurelija LIATUKIENĖ ; Plant Breeding Centre, Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture, LT-58341, Instituto av. 1, Akademija, Kėdainiai distr., Lithuania
Žilvinas LIATUKAS ; Plant Breeding Centre, Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture, LT-58341, Instituto av. 1, Akademija, Kėdainiai distr., Lithuania
Vytautas RUZGAS ; Plant Breeding Centre, Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture, LT-58341, Instituto av. 1, Akademija, Kėdainiai distr., Lithuania

Abstract

Phenotypic correlation coefficients between seed yield and morphological traits of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) breeding populations were determined. Ranking of populations by seed yield and subsequent calculating of correlations showed that as higher differences in seed yield among populations was as higher correlations were obtained. Among the characters examined seed yield was positively correlated with the length of raceme, number of flowers, pods and seeds per raceme, number of seeds per pod (r=0.31*, 0.61*, 0.42*, 0.57*, 0.53*, respectively). Negative relationships were determined between spring regrowth height, alfalfa mosaic, flowering period, plant regrowth height after harvest,
1000 seed weight and seed yield (r= -0.42*, -0.81**, -0.64*, -0.71*, -0.41*, respectively).

Keywords

lucerne; seed yield; morphological traits

Hrčak ID:

52337

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/52337

Publication date:

19.2.2010.

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