Improvement of Forage Nutritive Quality of Alfalfa and Red Clover through Plant Breeding

Alfalfa and red clover are important perennial legumes for the production of high-quality fodder. The improvement of the forage quality of legumes is one of the strategic goals of breeding programs. Variation in quality traits (protein content (CP), neutral detergent fiber content (NDF), and acid de...

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Autores principales:	Marijana Tucak, Marija Ravlić, Daniela Horvat, Tihomir Čupić
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	alfalfa red clover population cultivar crude protein fiber Agriculture S
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e814b65b683b4ed6bf03e945d8872d272021-11-25T16:05:17ZImprovement of Forage Nutritive Quality of Alfalfa and Red Clover through Plant Breeding10.3390/agronomy111121762073-4395https://doaj.org/article/e814b65b683b4ed6bf03e945d8872d272021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/11/2176https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4395Alfalfa and red clover are important perennial legumes for the production of high-quality fodder. The improvement of the forage quality of legumes is one of the strategic goals of breeding programs. Variation in quality traits (protein content (CP), neutral detergent fiber content (NDF), and acid detergent fiber content (ADF)) and relative feed value (RFV) among seven cultivars and 39 elite breeding populations of alfalfa and red clover was evaluated in the study. Significant differences were determined among the investigated cultivars/populations. Alfalfa populations L-8, 10, 12, 15, and 20 were characterized by a high CP content (up to 23.47%) and/or low NDF and ADF contents. The highest CP content in red clover was recorded in population CD-18 (21.89%), while the lowest NDF and ADF contents were determined in populations CD-19 and CD-4, respectively. High RFV was determined in alfalfa populations L-10, 12, 20, 15, 16, 8, 11, and 17 (prime fodder), and in red clover populations CD-4, 8, 16, 14, and 19 (premium-quality fodder). The identified superior alfalfa and red clover populations will be used to improve the nutritional value of forage crops in our breeding program, which will lead to the release of novel cultivars with improved forage quality.Marijana TucakMarija RavlićDaniela HorvatTihomir ČupićMDPI AGarticlealfalfared cloverpopulationcultivarcrude proteinfiberAgricultureSENAgronomy, Vol 11, Iss 2176, p 2176 (2021)
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description	Alfalfa and red clover are important perennial legumes for the production of high-quality fodder. The improvement of the forage quality of legumes is one of the strategic goals of breeding programs. Variation in quality traits (protein content (CP), neutral detergent fiber content (NDF), and acid detergent fiber content (ADF)) and relative feed value (RFV) among seven cultivars and 39 elite breeding populations of alfalfa and red clover was evaluated in the study. Significant differences were determined among the investigated cultivars/populations. Alfalfa populations L-8, 10, 12, 15, and 20 were characterized by a high CP content (up to 23.47%) and/or low NDF and ADF contents. The highest CP content in red clover was recorded in population CD-18 (21.89%), while the lowest NDF and ADF contents were determined in populations CD-19 and CD-4, respectively. High RFV was determined in alfalfa populations L-10, 12, 20, 15, 16, 8, 11, and 17 (prime fodder), and in red clover populations CD-4, 8, 16, 14, and 19 (premium-quality fodder). The identified superior alfalfa and red clover populations will be used to improve the nutritional value of forage crops in our breeding program, which will lead to the release of novel cultivars with improved forage quality.
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author	Marijana Tucak Marija Ravlić Daniela Horvat Tihomir Čupić
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title	Improvement of Forage Nutritive Quality of Alfalfa and Red Clover through Plant Breeding
title_short	Improvement of Forage Nutritive Quality of Alfalfa and Red Clover through Plant Breeding
title_full	Improvement of Forage Nutritive Quality of Alfalfa and Red Clover through Plant Breeding
title_fullStr	Improvement of Forage Nutritive Quality of Alfalfa and Red Clover through Plant Breeding
title_full_unstemmed	Improvement of Forage Nutritive Quality of Alfalfa and Red Clover through Plant Breeding
title_sort	improvement of forage nutritive quality of alfalfa and red clover through plant breeding
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e814b65b683b4ed6bf03e945d8872d27
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Improvement of Forage Nutritive Quality of Alfalfa and Red Clover through Plant Breeding

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