The expected move towards more sustainable crop-livestock systems implies wider
cultivation of perennial forage legumes. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa subsp. sativa) is the main …

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), a perennial and outcrossing species, is a widely planted forage
legume for hay, pasture and silage throughout the world. Currently, alfalfa breeding relies on …

Best known as an animal feed, Alfalfa Medicago sativa is one of the most important and
widely produced livestock crops grown throughout the temperate world." Alfalfa and …

Cultivated alfalfa (Medicago sativa L., 2n= 4x= 32), often called “Queen of the
forages”(Barnes et al. 1988), is a tetraploid perennial, open pollinated legume with …

Lucerne or alfalfa Medicago sativa is the most important temperate forage legume
worldwide. Only one or two varieties of lucerne were grown in the USA and Australia (the …

Predicted increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations could modify crop
resistance to insect herbivores by altering plant quality. The short generation times of aphids …

Alfalfa semi-hybrids (alias free-hybrids or chance-hybrids) of genetically-distant populations
may display heterosis, but their actual value is substantially unknown. Higher biomass yield …

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) semi‐hybrids of genetically distant material may display
heterosis, but their agronomic value is hardly known. Our study evaluated two two‐way and …

Alfalfa is one of the earliest domesticated forage crops that played an important economic
and cultural role in the history. Cultivated alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) is a perennial …

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), one of the most important forage legumes throughout the world,
has potential as a biofuel crop. Breeding to improve biomass yield and stem composition will …