A Eurasia-wide polyploid species complex involving 6x Trifolium ambiguum, 2x T. occidentale and 4x T. repens produces interspecific hybrids with significance for clover breeding

A Eurasia-wide polyploid species complex involving 6x Trifolium ambiguum, 2x T. occidentale and 4x T. repens produces interspecific hybrids with significance for clover breeding

Abstract Background Trifolium ambiguum occurs as a 2x, 4x, 6x polyploid series in W Asia. The 6x form is the most agronomically desirable, having strong rhizomatous spread and drought tolerance. These traits would be potentially very valuable if they could be transferred to white clover (T. repens)...

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Main Authors: Warren M. Williams, Isabelle M. Verry, Helal A. Ansari, S. Wajid Hussain, Ihsan Ullah, Nicholas W. Ellison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Trifolium ambiguum
Trifolium occidentale
Trifolium repens
White clover
Interspecific hybridization
Unreduced gametes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-019-2030-5

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