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

R. P. Collins | Zendy; Á. Helgadóttir | Zendy; B. E. FrankowLindberg | Zendy; Leif Skøt | Zendy; Charlotte Jones | Zendy; Kirsten P. Skøt | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

R. P. Collins,

Á. Helgadóttir,

B. E. FrankowLindberg,

Leif Skøt,

Charlotte Jones,

Kirsten P. Skøt

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcs058

Subject(s) - biology , genetic diversity , germplasm , red clover , population , amplified fragment length polymorphism , genetic structure , trifolium repens , forage , botany , agronomy , demography , sociology

BACKGOUND AND AIMS: Extending the cultivation of forage legume species into regions where they are close to the margin of their natural distribution requires knowledge of population responses to environmental stresses. This study was conducted at three north European sites (Iceland, Sweden and the UK) using AFLP markers to analyse changes in genetic structure over time in two population types of red and white clover (Trifolium pratense and T. repens, respectively): (1) standard commercial varieties; (2) wide genetic base (WGB) composite populations constructed from many commercial varieties plus unselected material obtained from germplasm collections.

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