The positioning of white clover cultivars in New Zealand
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33584/rps.6.1995.3376Abstract
The breeding history of 10 white clover cultivars bred in New Zealand is described. The cultivars are compared for leaf size, cyanogenesis and stolon growing point density. Leaf size and stolon growing point density were negatively associated although more recent cultivars (Prestige, Demand, Sustain and Challenge) had higher stolon growing point densities than older cultivars of similar leaf size. Both leaf size and peak flowering period, and leaf size and cyanogenesis level were positively associated among the 10 New Zealand cultivars. The agronomic performance of cultivars is summarised on the basis of preferred management, key seasonal performance, disease tolerance, and climatic and edaphic adaptation. Keywords: adaptation, breeding, cultivars, cyanogenesis, flowering, leaf size, white clover
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Rights granted to the New Zealand Grassland Association through this agreement are non-exclusive. You are free to publish the work(s) elsewhere and no ownership is assumed by the NZGA when storing or curating an electronic version of the work(s). The author(s) will receive no monetary return from the Association for the use of material contained in the manuscript. If I am one of several co-authors, I hereby confirm that I am authorized by my co-authors to grant this Licence as their agent on their behalf. For the avoidance of doubt, this includes the rights to supply the article in electronic and online forms and systems.
