Publication Date
1993
Description
Because of genetic variability within cultivars, studies of cross pollinated plants often require either pure-lines or clones in order to provide fixed parents, However, in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) because of self-incompatibility, pure lines are hard to produce, Therefore, cloning is one approach for the production of replicated plants with fixed genotypes. This experiment was conducted to assess the amount of rooting potential and its variability between several genotypes. Four prostrate accessions of red clover were used as the whole-plot treatments in a split-plot experiment with 4 replications. The subplots were different portions of the plant. Percentage of rooted cuttings, average number of roots per cutting and average length of roots were recorded. The analysis of variance showed a great deal of variation in different characters between accessions and different portions of a single plant.
Citation
Mirzaie-Nodoushan, H and Gordon, I L., "Rooting Ability in Red Clover Cuttings" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 14.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session12/14
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Rooting Ability in Red Clover Cuttings
Because of genetic variability within cultivars, studies of cross pollinated plants often require either pure-lines or clones in order to provide fixed parents, However, in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) because of self-incompatibility, pure lines are hard to produce, Therefore, cloning is one approach for the production of replicated plants with fixed genotypes. This experiment was conducted to assess the amount of rooting potential and its variability between several genotypes. Four prostrate accessions of red clover were used as the whole-plot treatments in a split-plot experiment with 4 replications. The subplots were different portions of the plant. Percentage of rooted cuttings, average number of roots per cutting and average length of roots were recorded. The analysis of variance showed a great deal of variation in different characters between accessions and different portions of a single plant.
