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Forage Quality Of Genetically Diverse Alfalfa Germplasms At Four Phenological Growth Stages, Andrew W. Lenssen, E. L. Sorensen, G. L. Posler
Forage Quality Of Genetically Diverse Alfalfa Germplasms At Four Phenological Growth Stages, Andrew W. Lenssen, E. L. Sorensen, G. L. Posler
Andrew W. Lenssen
Forage quality of various alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars has been determined under different environmental conditions, and numerous trials with alfalfa have documented an inverse relationship between forage quality and maturity. Little information is available, however, regarding the comparative forage quality of the germplasm sources from which most USA cultivars were developed. We compared forage quality of these germplasm sources at four phenological stages under disease- and insect-free conditions in a greenhouse. Germplasm sources (cultivars) tested were: Indian (Sirsa # 9), African (African), Peruvian (Hairy Peruvian), Flemish (DuPuits), Turkistan (Lahontan), Chilean (Kansas Common), M. varia (Grimm), and Ladak (Ladak). Four …