Achievements and Challenges in Improving Temperate Perennial Forage Legumes

Identification of Aluminum Tolerance Quantitative Trait Loci in Tetraploid Alfalfa

(2014) Dong-Man Khu et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Origin of Ladino White Clover as Inferred from Patterns of Molecular and Morphophysiological Diversity

(2014) Paolo Annicchiarico et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Development of an Alfalfa SNP Array and Its Use to Evaluate Patterns of Population Structure and Linkage Disequilibrium

(2014) Xuehui Li et al.   PLoS One

Trifolium interspecific hybridisation: widening the white clover gene pool

(2014) W. M. Williams   Crop & Pasture Science

Microbial community and functional genes in the rhizosphere of alfalfa in crude oil-contaminated soil

(2014) Yi Zhong et al.   Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering

A hybrid next generation transcript sequencing-based approach to identify allelic and homeolog-specific single nucleotide polymorphisms in allotetraploid white clover

(2013) Istvan Nagy et al.   BMC GENOMICS

An integrated genetic linkage map for white clover (Trifolium repens L.) with alignment to Medicago

(2013) Andrew G Griffiths et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genotypic Variation for Morphological Traits in a White Clover Mapping Population Evaluated Across Two Environments and Three Years

(2013) M. Z. Z. Jahufer et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Evaluation of Two Transgenes for Aluminum Tolerance in Alfalfa

(2013) Rafael Reyno et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Paternity testing in an autotetraploid alfalfa breeding polycross

(2013) Heathcliffe Riday et al.   EUPHYTICA

Number of involved genes and heritability of clover rot (Sclerotinia trifoliorum) resistance in red clover (Trifolium pratense)

(2013) Tim Vleugels et al.   EUPHYTICA

A high-density genetic map of the Medicago truncatula major freezing tolerance QTL on chromosome 6 reveals colinearity with a QTL related to freezing damage on Pisum sativum linkage group VI

(2013) Nadim Tayeh et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Analysis of the Alfalfa Root Transcriptome in Response to Salinity Stress

(2013) Olga A. Postnikova et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Prospects for genomic selection in forage plant species

(2013) Benjamin J. Hayes et al.   PLANT BREEDING

Multiplex Genome Engineering Using CRISPR/Cas Systems

(2013) L. Cong et al.   SCIENCE

Genetic variability and QTL mapping of freezing tolerance and related traits in Medicago truncatula

(2013) Komlan Avia et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Differential Response of Four Trifolium Species to Common Broadleaf Herbicides: Implications for Mixed Grass-Legume Swards

(2013) James D. McCurdy et al.   WEED TECHNOLOGY

Transgenic technologies for enhanced molecular breeding of white clover (Trifolium repens L.)

(2013) J. W. Forster et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

Virus diseases of perennial pasture legumes in Australia: incidences, losses, epidemiology, and management

(2013) Roger A. C. Jones   Crop & Pasture Science

Breeding for genetic improvement of forage plants in relation to increasing animal production with reduced environmental footprint

(2012) A. H. Kingston-Smith et al.   Animal

Botanical traits, protein and carbohydrate fractions, ruminal degradability and energy contents of alfalfa hay harvested at three stages of maturity and in the afternoon and morning

(2012) M. Yari et al.   ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Forage legume species determine the nutritional quality of binary mixtures with perennial ryegrass in the first production year

(2012) M. Gierus et al.   ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Physiological and morphological traits associated with adaptation of lucerne (Medicago sativa) to severely drought-stressed and to irrigated environments

(2012) P. Annicchiarico et al.   ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY

Temporal changes in population genetic diversity and structure in red and white clover grown in three contrasting environments in northern Europe

(2012) Rosemary P. Collins et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Expression and functional characterization of a white clover isoflavone synthase in tobacco

(2012) Benjamin K. Franzmayr et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Is genetic engineering ever going to take off in forage, turf and bioenergy crop breeding?

(2012) Zeng-Yu Wang et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Prevalence of single nucleotide polymorphism among 27 diverse alfalfa genotypes as assessed by transcriptome sequencing

(2012) Xuehui Li et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Experimental evidence for the ancestry of allotetraploid Trifolium repens and creation of synthetic forms with value for plant breeding

(2012) Warren M Williams et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Bridgeview alfalfa

(2012) S. N. Acharya et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCE

Harvest Impacts on Alfalfa Stem Neutral Detergent Fiber Concentration and Digestibility and Cell Wall Concentration and Composition

(2012) JoAnn F. S. Lamb et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Genetic Yield Improvement in Soft Red Winter Wheat in the Eastern United States from 1919 to 2009

(2012) Andrew J. Green et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Phthalate esters contamination in soil and plants on agricultural land near an electronic waste recycling site

(2012) Ting Ting Ma et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH

Perennial cereal crops: An initial evaluation of wheat derivatives

(2012) R.C. Hayes et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Multivariate associations of flavonoid and biomass accumulation in white clover (Trifolium repens) under drought

(2012) Wouter L. Ballizany et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Fine-Scale Population Recombination Rates, Hotspots, and Correlates of Recombination in the Medicago truncatula Genome

(2012) Timothy Paape et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Agronomic value and adaptation across climatically contrasting environments of Italian red clover landraces and natural populations

(2012) P. Annicchiarico et al.   GRASS AND FORAGE SCIENCE

Analyzing the Design Process of Farming Practices Ensuring Little Bustard Conservation: Lessons for Collective Landscape Management

(2012) Elsa T. A. Berthet et al.   JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Development of simple sequence repeat markers and diversity analysis in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

(2012) Zan Wang et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Expression of the R2R3-MYB Transcription Factor TaMYB14 from Trifolium arvense Activates Proanthocyanidin Biosynthesis in the Legumes Trifolium repens and Medicago sativa

(2012) K. R. Hancock et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Modelling the Dynamics of Feral Alfalfa Populations and Its Management Implications

(2012) Muthukumar V. Bagavathiannan et al.   PLoS One

Characterization of two novel cold-inducible K3 dehydrin genes from alfalfa (Medicago sativa spp. sativa L.)

(2012) Marie-Pier Dubé et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Detection of favorable alleles for plant height and crown rust tolerance in three connected populations of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

(2012) Laurence Pauly et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Patterns of linkage disequilibrium and association mapping in diploid alfalfa (M. sativa L.)

(2012) Muhammet Sakiroglu et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Agronomic value and morphophysiological diversity of non-Ladino Italian white clover wild populations compared with variety germplasm

(2012) P. Annicchiarico   Crop & Pasture Science

Future applications of lucerne for efficient livestock production in southern Australia

(2012) A. W. Humphries   Crop & Pasture Science

Spatial and temporal variation in soil Mn2+ concentrations and the impact of manganese toxicity on lucerne and subterranean clover seedlings

(2012) R. C. Hayes et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

Nitrogen from Australian dryland pastures

(2012) J. F. Angus et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

Breeding lucerne for persistence

(2012) J. H. Bouton   Crop & Pasture Science

Development of Genomic Resources in the Species of Trifolium L. and Its Application in Forage Legume Breeding

(2012) Adriana Ravagnani et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Applied Genetics and Genomics in Alfalfa Breeding

(2012) Xuehui Li et al.   Agronomy-Basel

A comparative study between lignin down regulated alfalfa lines and their respective unmodified controls on the nutritional characteristics of hay

(2011) G. Getachew et al.   ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The potential of plant viruses to promote genotypic diversity via genotype × environment interactions

(2011) Tamara van Mölken et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Eco-geographically divergent diploids, Caucasian clover (Trifolium ambiguum) and western clover (T. occidentale), retain most requirements for hybridization

(2011) Warren M. Williams et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Nuclear DNA amounts in angiosperms: targets, trends and tomorrow

(2011) M. D. Bennett et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Enhancing alfalfa conversion efficiencies for sugar recovery and ethanol production by altering lignin composition

(2011) Bruce S. Dien et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Implementation of Molecular Markers Diversity in Parental Selection of Alfalfa (Medicago SativaL.) Germplasm

(2011) Marijana Tucak et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT

Genome-wide SNP discovery in tetraploid alfalfa using 454 sequencing and high resolution melting analysis

(2011) Yuanhong Han et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genomic selection in plant breeding: from theory to practice

(2011) J.-L. Jannink et al.   Briefings in Functional Genomics

Enhanced remediation of dioxins-spiked soil by a plant–microbe system using a dibenzofuran-degrading Comamonas sp. and Trifolium repens L.

(2011) Yanxu Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Variation in Biomass Yield, Cell Wall Components, and Agronomic Traits in a Broad Range of Diploid Alfalfa Accessions

(2011) Muhammet Sakiroglu et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Combining Ability Analysis of Resistance in White Clover to Southern Root-Knot Nematode

(2011) Ananta R. Acharya et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Screening Methods for Aluminum Tolerance in Alfalfa

(2011) Dong-Man Khu et al.   CROP SCIENCE

N2-fixation and residual N effect of four legume species and four companion grass species

(2011) Jim Rasmussen et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY

Past lessons and future prospects: plant breeding for yield and persistence in cool-temperate pastures

(2011) A. J. Parsons et al.   GRASS AND FORAGE SCIENCE

Impact of landrace germplasm, non-conventional habit and regional cultivar selection on forage and seed yield of organically grown lucerne in Italy

(2011) P. ANNICCHIARICO et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

The first genetic maps for subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) and comparative genomics with T. pratense L. and Medicago truncatula Gaertn. to identify new molecular markers for breeding

(2011) Kioumars Ghamkhar et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

High-resolution melting analysis for SNP genotyping and mapping in tetraploid alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

(2011) Yuanhong Han et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Dynamo maker ready to roll

(2011) Susan Young   NATURE

Contrasting responses to drought stress in herbaceous perennial legumes

(2011) Jiayin Pang et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Agronomic and molecular analysis of heterosis in alfalfa

(2011) C. Scotti et al.   Plant Genetic Resources-Characterization and Utilization

System responses to long-term drought and re-watering of two contrasting alfalfa varieties

(2011) Yun Kang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

From Model to Crop: Functional Analysis of a STAY-GREEN Gene in the Model Legume Medicago truncatula and Effective Use of the Gene for Alfalfa Improvement

(2011) C. Zhou et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Timing is everything in plant development. The central role of floral repressors

(2011) Jose A. Jarillo et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

A Robust, Simple Genotyping-by-Sequencing (GBS) Approach for High Diversity Species

(2011) Robert J. Elshire et al.   PLoS One

Tradeoff between Biomass and Flavonoid Accumulation in White Clover Reflects Contrasting Plant Strategies

(2011) Rainer W. Hofmann et al.   PLoS One

Whole-genome nucleotide diversity, recombination, and linkage disequilibrium in the model legume Medicago truncatula

(2011) A. Branca et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Environmental assessment of dehydrated alfalfa production in Spain

(2011) Alejandro Gallego et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Intron-length polymorphism identifies a Y2K4 dehydrin variant linked to superior freezing tolerance in alfalfa

(2011) Yves Castonguay et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Molecular breeding of transgenic white clover (Trifolium repens L.) with field resistance to Alfalfa mosaic virus through the expression of its coat protein gene

(2011) S. Panter et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

The use of conjoint analysis to determine the relative importance of specific traits as selection criteria for the improvement of perennial pasture species in Australia

(2011) K. F. Smith et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

Seedling validation of acid soil tolerance of lucerne populations selected in solution culture high in aluminium

(2011) R. C. Hayes et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

Association Mapping of Biomass Yield and Stem Composition in a Tetraploid Alfalfa Breeding Population

(2011) Xuehui Li et al.   Plant Genome

Contrasting weed species composition in perennial alfalfas and six annual crops: implications for integrated weed management

(2010) Helmut Meiss et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Effects of condensed tannins in fresh sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) on in vivo and in situ digestion in sheep

(2010) Katerina Theodoridou et al.   ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Effects of field characteristics on abundance of bumblebees (Bombusspp.) and seed yield in red clover fields

(2010) Kirstain H. Wermuth et al.   APIDOLOGIE

Comparison of homoeolocus organisation in paired BAC clones from white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and microcolinearity with model legume species

(2010) Melanie L Hand et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Genetic diversity of feral alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) populations occurring in Manitoba, Canada and comparison with alfalfa cultivars: an analysis using SSR markers and phenotypic traits

(2010) M. V. Bagavathiannan et al.   EUPHYTICA

Characterizing the molecular and morphophysiological diversity of Italian red clover

(2010) Mario A. Pagnotta et al.   EUPHYTICA

Microsatellite markers: an overview of the recent progress in plants

(2010) Rajwant K. Kalia et al.   EUPHYTICA

Forage and seed yield response of lucerne cultivars to chemically weeded and non-weeded managements and implications for germplasm choice in organic farming

(2010) Paolo Annicchiarico et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY

Adaptation of landrace and variety germplasm and selection strategies for lucerne in the Mediterranean basin

(2010) P. Annicchiarico et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Optimizing legume content and forage yield of mown white clover-Italian ryegrass mixtures through nitrogen fertilization and grass row spacing

(2010) P. Annicchiarico et al.   GRASS AND FORAGE SCIENCE

Estimation of clover biomass and percentage in a performance trial of white clover-timothy binary mixtures: Use of multiple regression equations incorporating plant cover measured with the grid-point plate

(2010) Jun Chen et al.   GRASSLAND SCIENCE

A CONSTANS-like gene candidate that could explain most of the genetic variation for flowering date in Medicago truncatula

(2010) Jean-Baptiste Pierre et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Evolutionary consequences of autopolyploidy

(2010) Christian Parisod et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Genetic resources in Trifolium and their utilization in plant breeding

(2010) Michael T. Abberton et al.   Plant Genetic Resources-Characterization and Utilization

Genetic map-based location of the red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) gametophytic self-incompatibility locus

(2010) Heathcliffe Riday et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Association of a CONSTANS-LIKE gene to flowering and height in autotetraploid alfalfa

(2010) Doris Herrmann et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Inferring population structure and genetic diversity of broad range of wild diploid alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) accessions using SSR markers

(2010) Muhammet Şakiroğlu et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Mapping candidate QTLs related to plant persistency in red clover

(2010) Irina Klimenko et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

The genetic location of the self-incompatibility locus in white clover (Trifolium repens L.)

(2010) Nora M. Casey et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

SRAP polymorphisms associated with superior freezing tolerance in alfalfa (Medicago sativa spp. sativa)

(2010) Yves Castonguay et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Heterosis in lucerne testcrosses withMedicago arboreaintrogressions and Omani landraces and their performance in synthetics

(2010) J. A. G. Irwin et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

Plant-parasitic nematodes on pasture in New Zealand

(2009) C. F. Mercer et al.   AUSTRALASIAN PLANT PATHOLOGY

Construction of a consensus linkage map for red clover (Trifolium pratense L.)

(2009) Sachiko Isobe et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

The Biology and Ecology of Feral Alfalfa(Medicago sativaL.) and Its Implications for Novel Trait Confinement in North America

(2009) Muthukumar V. Bagavathiannan et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES

Translating Medicago truncatula genomics to crop legumes

(2009) Nevin Dale Young et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Correlations between visual biomass scores and forage yield in space planted red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) breeding nurseries

(2009) Heathcliffe Riday   EUPHYTICA

Strong mixture effects among four species in fertilized agricultural grassland led to persistent and consistent transgressive overyielding

(2009) Daniel Nyfeler et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Alfalfa cut at sundown and harvested as baleage increases bacterial protein synthesis in late-lactation dairy cows

(2009) A.F. Brito et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Precise genome modification in the crop species Zea mays using zinc-finger nucleases

(2009) Vipula K. Shukla et al.   NATURE

Optimizing TILLING populations for reverse genetics inMedicago truncatula

(2009) Christine Le Signor et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Stress-inducible expression of GmDREB1 conferred salt tolerance in transgenic alfalfa

(2009) Taicheng Jin et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Flowering time control and applications in plant breeding

(2009) Christian Jung et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Combining Winter Hardiness and Forage Yield in White Clover (Trifolium repens) Cultivated in Northern Environments

(2008) Áslaug Helgadóttir et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Molecular Determinants of a Symbiotic Chronic Infection

(2008) Katherine E. Gibson et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

Tolerance of aluminium toxicity in annual Medicago species and lucerne

(2008) B. J. Scott et al.   Australian journal of experimental agriculture

Multiple traits associated with salt tolerance in lucerne: revealing the underlying cellular mechanisms

(2008) Christiane F. Smethurst et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Comparison of genome structure between white clover and Medicago truncatula supports homoeologous group nomenclature based on conserved synteny

(2008) Julie George et al.   GENOME

Selection of grazing-tolerant lucerne cultivars

(2008) L. Pecetti et al.   GRASS AND FORAGE SCIENCE

Identification of homologous, homoeologous and paralogous sequence variants in an outbreeding allopolyploid species based on comparison with progenitor taxa

(2008) Melanie L. Hand et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Introgression of reproductive traits fromTrifolium nigrescensincreases the seed yield of white clover (T. repens)

(2008) A. H. Marshall et al.   PLANT BREEDING

A gene expression atlas of the model legumeMedicago truncatula

(2008) Vagner A. Benedito et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Large-scale insertional mutagenesis using the Tnt1 retrotransposon in the model legume Medicago truncatula

(2008) Million Tadege et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Genome-wide identification of microsatellites in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) using FIASCO and phpSSRMiner

(2008) Yan Zhang et al.   Plant Methods

Rapid SNP Discovery and Genetic Mapping Using Sequenced RAD Markers

(2008) Nathan A. Baird et al.   PLoS One

Alfalfa benefits from Medicago truncatula: The RCT1 gene from M. truncatula confers broad-spectrum resistance to anthracnose in alfalfa

(2008) S. Yang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Detection of QTLs for flowering date in three mapping populations of the model legume species Medicago truncatula

(2008) Jean-Baptiste Pierre et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Effects of condensed tannins in white clover flowers on their digestion in vitro

(2007) V. Burggraaf et al.   ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY