Effects of water deficit on growth, nodulation and physiological and biochemical processes in Medicago sativa-rhizobia symbiotic association

M Mouradi, M Farissi, A Bouizgaren… - Arid Land Research …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The effects of water deficit on growth, nodulation, and several physiological and biochemical
processes in six symbiotic combinations involving three Moroccan alfalfa (Medicago sativa …

Genetic diversity of salt tolerance in tetraploid alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

MA Benabderrahim, M Guiza, M Haddad - Acta physiologiae plantarum, 2020 - Springer
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa) is the most cultivated perennial forage crop
worldwide. It is an autotetraploid (2 n= 4 x= 32), out-crossing species and it has potential to …

Water relations and use-efficiency, plant survival and productivity of nine alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars in dryland Mediterranean conditions

A del Pozo, C Ovalle, S Espinoza, V Barahona… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The potential for alfalfa to be a valuable rainfed pasture option that can be used to increase
livestock and crop production in central-south Chile is demonstrated for the first time. The …

Morphological, Physiobiochemical and Molecular Adaptability of Legumes of Fabaceae to Drought Stress, with Special Reference to Medicago Sativa L.

A Hossain, M Farooq, A El Sabagh… - The Plant Family …, 2020 - Springer
Drought stress (DS) is one of the most hostile limitations for sustainable crop production.
Developing DS-tolerant crop cultivars and the use of better crop management practices may …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of Differential Drought Response Mechanisms in Medicago sativa subsp. sativa and falcata through Comparative Assessments at the …

SD Singer, U Subedi, M Lehmann, K Burton Hughes… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is an extensively grown perennial forage legume, and although
it is relatively drought tolerant, it consumes high amounts of water and depends upon …

Assessment of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Cultivars for Salt Tolerance Based on Yield, Growth, Physiological, and Biochemical Traits

M Guiza, MA Benabdelrahim, F Brini, M Haddad… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2022 - Springer
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is one of the most valuable forage crops having an intermediate
salt-tolerant level. In this fact, twelve selected alfalfa from the south Tunisia oasis were …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring the performance of perennial alfalfa with drought tolerance indices

D Bellague, M M'Hammedi-Bouzina… - Chilean journal of …, 2016 - SciELO Chile
Drought is one of the abiotic stresses that reduces agricultural production in the
Mediterranean basin. The selection of crop varieties with performance adapted to water …

Water productivity, yield response factors, yield and quality of alfalfa cultivars in semi-arid climate conditions

IS Varol, A Ünlükara, M Kaplan - Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2024 - Elsevier
This study was carried out for 2 years (2020 and 2021) to elucidate the effects of water stress
on yield and quality of alfalfa cultivars, to determine the water-yield and quality relations and …

Assessment of Deficit Irrigation Responses of Moroccan Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.) Landraces Grown Under Field Conditions

M Mouradi, A Bouizgaren, M Farissi… - Irrigation and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to assess the responses of five alfalfa genotypes to summer
drought under field conditions. Landraces from oases, Adis1 and Tata2, others …

Use of Vis–NIR reflectance data and regression models to estimate physiological and productivity traits in lucerne (Medicago sativa)

M Garriga, C Ovalle, S Espinoza… - Crop and Pasture …, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
Lucerne (alfalfa, Medicago sativa L.) is grown extensively worldwide owing to its high forage
biomass production and nutritional value. Although this crop is characterised as being …