Response of white clover genotypes to evaluation environments of dense and spaced planting, and implications for selection

• Published in: Euphytica Vol. 111; no. 2; pp. 111 - 120
• Main Authors: Annicchiarico, P, Piano, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 2000; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adaptation to environment and cultivation conditions; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biological and medical sciences; Crop yield; efficiency; flowering; flowers; Flowers & plants; forage; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; genetic correlation; Genetics and breeding of economic plants; genotype; Genotype & phenotype; genotype-environment interaction; Genotypes; inflorescences; internodes; Italy; leaves; length; petioles; plant density; seed productivity; selection program; stolons; thickness; Trifolium repens; Varietal selection. Specialized plant breeding, plant breeding aims; Italy; Southern Europe; Europe; Lombardy; Cultural practice; Spacing; Planting density; Selection efficiency; Leguminosae; Genotype environment interaction; Seed yield; Dicotyledones; Genetic improvement; Angiospermae; Environmental effect; Spermatophyta; Yield; Fodder crop; Trifolium repens

Twelve genotypes were grown for two years asmonocultures in the evaluation environments (EE) ofspaced planting (SP) and dense planting (DP). Drymatter (DM) yield, seed yield and their contributingtraits were recorded. The environments were comparedfor: i) genotype performance, and selection efficien...