Abstract
Expected Genetic Gain for several Quantitative Traits in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
Highlights
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is a widely grown perennial forage legume in the world
Ecotypes 1 to were collected in 2001 from local farmers that had been planting their seed for at least years. They were planted at Azarbaijan Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center (AZARAN) in polycross nursery on 2002
The ANOVA for the 30 half- sib families of alfalfa is shown in Tab. 3
Summary
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is a widely grown perennial forage legume in the world It produces forage of high nutritional quality, has positive influences on soil fertility and may be used in a number of different forms (Tucak et al, 2008). It is an autotetraploid, open-pollinated species characterized by tetrasomic inheritance with multiple allelism and is apt to pronounced to inbreeding depression (Barcaccia et al, 1999). Alfalfa is the most important perennial forage crop plant in Iran. It is grown on more than 616,000 ha of arable land, mainly in west and northwestern of the country. Ecotypes and landraces of alfalfa are still widely found in different regions of its provinces
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