Leaf formononetin content of Trifolium subterraneum increases in response to waterlogging but its proportion of total isoflavones is little changed

• Published in: Functional Plant Biology Vol. 50; no. 6; pp. 507 - 518
• Main Authors: Enkhbat, Gereltsetseg, Foster, Kevin J., Nichols, Phillip G. H., Erskine, William, Inukai, Yoshiaki, Ryan, Megan H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia CSIRO Publishing 05.05.2023
• Subjects: biochanin A; cultivars; ecotypes; formononetin; leaf dry mass; leaves; legumes; livestock; pastures; Trifolium subterraneum

The isoflavone formononetin (F) impacts livestock fertility and cultivars of the pasture legume Trifolium subterraneum L. (subclover) have been selected for F levels ≤0.2% of leaf dry weight. However, the impact of waterlogging (WL) on isoflavones is little studied. We investigated the response of i...