Breeding Fodder Crops for Marginal Conditions: Proceedings of the 18th Eucarpia Fodder Crops Section Meeting, Loen, Norway, 25–28 August 1993

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Norwegian plant production and its challenges....Pages 3-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Adaptation, variation and selection in marginal areas....Pages 13-19
Some consequences of adaptation to extreme environments....Pages 21-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
Collecting and evaluating genetic resources of fodder plants from subalpine and alpine permanent grassland....Pages 35-46
Potential for improving adaptation of Lolium perenne L. to continental climates in Norway....Pages 47-60
Winter hardiness in marginal populations of timothy....Pages 61-68
Investigation of the adaptability of legumes in the Hungarian climate....Pages 69-80
Variation within improved cultivars and landraces of lucerne in Central Italy....Pages 81-87
Genetic Variation and Population Structure of Trifolium Fragiferum L. in Various Environmental Conditions....Pages 89-89
Factor Regression Analysis of Natural Populations of Ryegrass....Pages 90-91
Deschampsia Caespitosa L. — Proposal for Lawn in Shade Conditions....Pages 92-92
Thuringian Mallow (Lavatera Thuringiaca L.) — an Alternative Crop for Marginal Conditions and Wasted Lands....Pages 93-94
Evaluating Genetic Resources of Red Clover in Marginal Growing Conditions....Pages 95-96
Genetic Resources of oil and Fodder Plants in the Genebank Station Malchow/Poel....Pages 97-98
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Specific adaptation and breeding for marginal conditions....Pages 101-127
Cooperative breeding for the northern marginal areas....Pages 129-141
Breeding of amenity grasses adapted to marginal conditions....Pages 143-147
Breeding winter hardy grasses....Pages 149-158
Breeding white clover for tolerance to low temperature and grazing stress....Pages 159-165
Selection for improved adaptation of white clover to low phosphorus and acid soils....Pages 167-178
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Early Test to Determine the Effectiveness of Selection Made for Resistance for Frequent Cutting and Persistence Ability of Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.)....Pages 179-180
The Seed Yielding Ability of Synthetic Populations (SYN-1, SYN-2) of Alfalfa (Medicago Media Pers) in Climatic Conditions of Poland....Pages 181-182
Prediction of Seed Yield Value of SYN-2 on the Basis of Seed Yielding of SYN-1 of Synthetic Populations of Alfalfa (Medicago Media Pers )....Pages 183-184
Differences Between Forage Grass and Lawn Grass Breeding....Pages 185-186
Phenotypic Recurrent Selection for Frequent Cutting Regimes in Lucerne: Results on Forage Yield and Quality....Pages 187-188
Genotype-Environment Interactions of Some Early Maturing Barley Lines Grown at Extreme High-Latitude Locations....Pages 189-190
Stability of Quality Traits in Fodder Cereals....Pages 191-192
Selection for Fodder Yield and Quality Among Populations of White Clower....Pages 193-194
The Role of the Early Cutting Regime in the Lucerne Nutritive Value Improvement: Fibre and Crude Protein Content....Pages 195-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Improvement of snow mould resistance by conventional and in vitro techniques....Pages 199-206
Development of procedures to identify red clover resistant to Sclerotinia trifoliorum ....Pages 207-214
Cold hardening — a physiological mechanism for resisting biotic as well as abiotic stress factors....Pages 215-221
Morphological and biochemical variation in Sardinian populations of Medicago polymorpha L. suitable for rainfed mediterranean conditions....Pages 223-232
The role of flowering intensity in adapting perennial ryegrass to different production systems....Pages 233-233
Characterization of Different Potato Idiotypes in Response to Drought Stress....Pages 235-236
Selection for Snow Mould Resistance of Lolium at a High Altitude Site....Pages 237-238
Straw Quality of Barley in the Dry Areas of North Syria from a Breeder’s Point of View....Pages 239-240
Morphological Adaptation to Drought of Different Populations of Lolium Perenne L.....Pages 241-242
Comparison of Agronomic and Quality Traits of Naked and Hulled Oats....Pages 243-244
The Effect of Water Stress During Flowering on Seed Yield of Subterranean Clover: Variation Among Strains and Influence of Flowering Pattern....Pages 245-246
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Genetic markers and the selection of quantitative traits in forage grasses....Pages 249-259
Genetic control of frost tolerance in wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)....Pages 261-271
Assessing success in gene transfer between Lolium multiflorum and Festuca arundinacea ....Pages 273-283
Detection of Rapd Markers Linked to Crown Rust Tolerance in Lolium Multiflorum L.....Pages 285-286
Hybrid Breeding by Means of Incompatibility in Lolium Multiflorum ....Pages 287-288
Linkage Relationships of Isozyme Markers and Incompatibility Genes in Lolium ....Pages 289-290
Seedling Vigour, Agronomic Traits, and Isozyme Markers in Backcrosses Lolium Perenne X Festuca spp .....Pages 291-292
Leaf Growth Genetic Variability Among Various Polyploid Ryegrass X Fescue Hybrids Involving Festuca Arundinacea Var. Glaucescens....Pages 293-294
The Value of Interspecific Hybridisation in Breeding for Improved Tolerance of Climatic Stress....Pages 295-296
Possible Gene Models Explaining Androgenetic Response in Perennial Ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L.)....Pages 297-298
Potential of Tetraploid × Festulolium ( Festuca Pratensis × Lolium Multiflorum )....Pages 299-300
In Vitro Aproach to Production of Lolium — Festuca Amphiploids....Pages 301-302
Front Matter....Pages 303-303
Characterization of Cocksfoot Mottle Virus (CFMV)....Pages 305-305
 In Vitro Embryo Specifically Expressed Transcripts in Poaceae Isolated from Barley....Pages 306-307
Genetic Variation in Resistance to Cocksfoot Mottle Virus in Cocksfoot ( Dactylis Glomerata L.).....Pages 308-310
 In Vitro Minibeet Induction System in Sugarbeet and Redbeet (Beta Vulgaris L.) ....Pages 311-312
Front Matter....Pages 313-313
Why should we breed for marginal conditions: Report of workshop I ....Pages 315-318
Specific versus general adaptation — What should be the breeding strategies for marginal conditions?....Pages 319-320
Can high quality and adaptation to stress environments be combined ?....Pages 321-322
Back Matter....Pages 323-330