Morphological variation in natural populations of Lotus corniculatus in association to geographical parameters of collecting sites

Drobná, J.

doi:10.2478/s11756-010-0011-0

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“…Taylor and Smith (1995) and Dias et al (2008) in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) reported that early-flowering populations were predominant at lower latitude. Similar patterns of association among geographical characteristics have been reported by Greene et al (2004) for red clover and Drobna (2010) for Lotus. ** Significant at p = 0.01.…”

Section: Agro-morphological Analysissupporting

confidence: 74%

Genetic Diversity in a Worldwide Collection of Sainfoin Using Morphological, Anatomical, and Molecular Markers

2013

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Genetic information on sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.), an important forage species, is highly limited. In this study, genetic diversity and trait relationships of 80 sainfoin accessions were evaluated using morphological, anatomical, and inter‐simple sequence repeats (ISSR) characteristics. Results of 2 yr of study indicated a wide range of variability in the germplasm using all three data sets. Based on morphological assessment, accessions were divided into three different groups that could be easily identified by traits such as palatability, resistance to powdery mildew, and percentage of plant shoot and leaf. On the other hand, great diversity was found for anatomical traits, especially vessel diameter, sieve diameter, width of phloem, and xylem/phloem ratio, possibly indicating different mechanisms of water and solute transport among populations. Results indicated that anatomical traits were less influenced by environmental constraints compared with agro‐morphological traits. Accessions with high vessel diameter and large xylem diameter were may be palatable. Result of ISSR markers showed that high genetic variation among accessions can be closely related to “Isolation by distance” model, resulting in accessions falling into two main clusters (Iranian and the exotics), each having four subclusters. Most of the genetic variance was found among the accessions and less among the geographical groups. Results suggested that Asia and Eastern Europe may be the main center of diversity for this species.

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Section: Agro-morphological Analysissupporting

confidence: 74%

Genetic Diversity in a Worldwide Collection of Sainfoin Using Morphological, Anatomical, and Molecular Markers

2013

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“…As reported by Drobná (2010), morphological and agronomical variations were strongly associated with altitude of the collecting-site. The traits of stem, leaflet length, number of seed per pod, herbage yield, leaf to stem ratio and 1000 seed weight were influenced highly by altitude ( Table 2).…”

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“…These results indicate that there was a decrease in present frequency of NBT with increasing altitude. Although it has been reported that NBT may be adapted to all ranges of altitude (Davis 1970;Drobná 2010), based on findings of present study and some other studies Drobná 2010), it can be said that NBT better adapted to lowlands.…”

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confidence: 44%

Morphological, agronomical, phenological and stand persistence traits of some wild narrowleaf birdsfoot trefoil (lotus tenuis waldst. & kit.) populations

UZUN

Hasan

SÜRMEN

et al. 2016

Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi

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Existing information on the ecology, distribution and plant traits of Lotus taxa is scant for the natural flora of Turkey, which is one of the most important countries in the Mediterranean zone for genetic resources and genetic diversity of these species. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine (i) morphologic, agronomic, phenologic, stand persistence traits and growth habits of some wild narrowleaf birdsfoot trefoil (NBT; Lotus tenuis Waldst. & Kit.), and (ii) the relationships between these traits and altitude, latitude or longitude of the natural habitats, the samples of which were obtained from diverse natural areas of Black Sea Region, Turkey. The altitudes of sampling sites ranged from 1 to 1510 m. A total of 86 wild NBT were sampled in the study. NBT was present in all ranges of altitude, although its frequency was the highest in altitudes between 1-300 m. On the other hand, considerable variations were determined for the investigated traits, except for growth habit in which all populations had decumbent growth habit. The results of the present study indicate that NBT better adapted to lowlands and studied region offers important genetic resources for further researches and also may serve as a valuable breeding material for new grazing-type and disease resistant NBT varieties.

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“…The plant habit is mainly erect or sub-erect; however, some accessions have a more prostrate or rosette habit and most accessions will die back to a short prostrate plant over the winter months. The morphological plasticity of sainfoin adds to difficulties in characterizing varieties, malleability contributes to its ability to cold stress during winter and early spring (Frame et al ., 1998; Seker et al ., 2003; Drobná, 2010; Hayot Carbonero, 2011b).…”

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Onobrychis viciifolia; a comprehensive literature review of its history, etymology, taxonomy, genetics, agronomy and botany

Mora-Ortiz

Smith

2018

Plant Genet. Resour.

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Onobrychis viciifolia(sainfoin) is a forage legume crop with many positive agronomic, environmental, nutritional and nutraceutical attributes. Farmers also benefit from its drought tolerance in areas of low rainfall and light free draining soil, mainly due to its deep taproot. It is resistant to most common pest and diseases and is a valuable resource for pollinators, specifically cultivated for honey production in some regions. It has many benefits for animals, being highly palatable and without danger of bloat, which can be life-threatening to livestock. Its decline in Northern Europe started during the Green Revolution and was impacted by changes towards more intensive farming. Unlike other forage legume crops such as red clover and lucerne, sainfoin does not respond well to inputs and is difficult to establish and maintain. Sainfoin could be classified as an ‘orphan crop’ with very little genetic improvement or agronomic studies in the past 60 years. In the past 5–10 years, however, there has been a resurgence in interest and this has given rise to a number of studies and initiation of systematic improvement of the crop, which is indispensable to its reintroduction into the farmed environment. Interest has been driven in part by considerable evidence to suggest that condensed tannins present in the legume foliage, together with other polyphenol compounds, have positive effects on animal nutrition together with anthelmintic properties. These compounds are also thought to play a role in environmental benefits. There remain many challenges to address in order to optimize the potential for cultivation of sainfoin and its use as a beneficial forage crop. This review makes particular reference to a recently completed project; ‘Legume Plus’, funded by the European Union and embracing a multi-disciplinary approach to both understand and improve the crop for farmers. The present review covers results from both this project and other studies during the past 5 years, also drawing on historic studies of etymology, taxonomy, genetics, agronomy and botany, aiming to be a useful resource for research and for practical plant breeders and agronomists.

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Morphological variation in natural populations of Lotus corniculatus in association to geographical parameters of collecting sites

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

Genetic Diversity in a Worldwide Collection of Sainfoin Using Morphological, Anatomical, and Molecular Markers

Genetic Diversity in a Worldwide Collection of Sainfoin Using Morphological, Anatomical, and Molecular Markers

Morphological, agronomical, phenological and stand persistence traits of some wild narrowleaf birdsfoot trefoil (lotus tenuis waldst. & kit.) populations

Onobrychis viciifolia; a comprehensive literature review of its history, etymology, taxonomy, genetics, agronomy and botany

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