Abstract
Sustainibility of plant production, may only be provided by preservation of wild plant species and local cultivars. Preservation of these genetic resources in Turkey, which has a rich genetic diversity, is essential for breeding program to improve new cultivars. The objective of this study was to compare 47 red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) populations and one cultivar as a control in terms of morpho-agronomic characters in the second production year (2010) in Samsun-Turkey. Using cluster analysis procedure, populations were classified into eight groups, based on morpho-agronomic properties. Results show that there was a high diversity among the populations and some populations could be used in breeding programs. Key words: Cluster analysis, morphology, red clover.
Highlights
There is a big gap in animal feeding in Turkey regarding roughage
Anatolia has the potential for many forage crops used in animal feeding to be grown successfully
Average plant height of the red clover plants were measured as 64.48 cm, the shortest plant was found in genotype 42 (46.20 cm), while the tallest plant was determined in genotype 3 (92.20 cm) (Table 3)
Summary
Anatolia has the potential for many forage crops used in animal feeding to be grown successfully. These forage crops occupy about 25 to 30% of sowing area in developed countries, it is only 4% in Turkey (TurkStat, 2009). The most important source for this aim is the local populations which have already existed in the natural flora and have been adapted to ecological conditions of the region (Acar et al, 2001; Ayan et al, 2006). Mediterranean region and its border countries are one of the main gene centers of Trifolium genus
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