Phenotypic traits for wild red clover seed yield under drought conditions

Giedrius Petrauskas, Eglė Norkevičienė, Vaclovas Stukonis and Vilma Kemešytė
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Eglė Norkevičienė: Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Akademija, Lithuania
Vaclovas Stukonis: Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Akademija, Lithuania
Vilma Kemešytė: Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Akademija, Lithuania

Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 2020, vol. 56, issue 4, 140-149

Abstract: Changes in the gene pool and homogeneity of red clover cultivars occur over time. Therefore, it is necessary to constantly renew the breeding material and foundation seed. Moreover, the market also prescribes a new demand. Based on the Natura 2000 habitats profile, we collected seeds from 39 locations across Lithuania in 2016. The phenotypic traits that affect the seed yield of red clover were analysed in 2018. The homogeneity of the populations with reference to the seed yield and 1 000 seed weight (TSW) were determined as well. Also, the possibility of obtaining two seed yields per season under drought conditions from wild genotypes of red clover was analysed. We found that the final seed yield mostly depends on the seed number per flower head (SN/FH), which strongly correlated with 1st component of PCA during first (r = 0.91) and second (0.92) harvest. Meanwhile, the cluster analysis showed that the typical wild red clover has a lower seed weight than the cultivars and could be clustered on the basis of seed homogeneity. Finally, based on the seed phenotype and harvest components, there were five prospective accessions (2177, 2871, 2876, 2898 and 2899) for a new cultivar prototype.

Keywords: autochthonous clover; G × E interaction; yield determination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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