Genetic Diversity, Analysis of Some Agro-Morphological and Quality Traits and Utilization of Plant Resources of Alfalfa.

ABSTRACT: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is one of the most important perennial forage crops to build effective diets for livestock producers. Forage crop improvement depends largely on the availability of diverse germplasms and their efficient utilization. The present investigation was conducted at Ismailia Agricultural Research Station to assess twenty-one alfalfa genotypes for yield components, forage yield and quality traits during 2019/2020 and 2020/2021. The genotypes were evaluated in field experiments with three replicates and a randomized complete block design, using analysis of variance, estimate of genetic variability, estimate of broad sense heritability (h_b²) and cluster analysis to identify the inter relationships among the studied genotypes as well as princi

SUBMITTER: Sayed MRI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9498742 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature