Cytogenetics and Breeding of Forage Crops

Incompatibility and Incongruity in Wild and Cultivated Plants

“…Mather (1953) and Rowlands (1964) came to the conclusion that, during early domestication, pseudocompatibility in cultivated crops had been selected as a character conferring immediate fitness with regard to the environment and the production criteria imposed by the breeder (absence of cross-pollinating insects, wind shields, emphasis on maximum seed yield and, possibly, imposed inbreeding by deliberate self-pollination or very severe restrictions in the number of S genotypes). Atwood (1947) observed that plant breeders dealing with forage crops performed inadvertent selection in two opposite directions. Atwood (1947) observed that plant breeders dealing with forage crops performed inadvertent selection in two opposite directions.…”

Variability in reed canarygrass, Phalaris Arundinacea L.

“…Literature pertaining to breeding, genetics and cytology of a number of other grasses has been reviewed extensively by Atwood (7), Hanson and Carnahan (28), Hayes, Iramer and Smith (32), Myers (f?6) and Smith (66) and will not be included.…”

Genome assembly of Melilotus officinalis provides a new reference genome for functional genomics

“…This plant also aids in soil and water conservation [ 4 , 5 ]. Before flowering, the young stems and leaves of the sweet yellow clover plant are easily eaten by animals, and it can be used as silage or converted to grass powder or hay [ 6 ]. It is highly nutritious with a crude protein content that is 4.6-fold higher than those of cereals, and the yield and ability of Melilotus officinalis to fix nitrogen are also better than those of alfalfa [ 7 ].…”