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Variation in Tannin Content of Clonal and Open‐Pollinated Lines of Perennial Lespedeza 1
Author(s) -
Stitt R. E.
Publication year - 1943
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1943.00021962003500110004x
Subject(s) - perennial plant , agriculture , agricultural experiment station , forage , division (mathematics) , agronomy , geography , biology , mathematics , archaeology , arithmetic
ERICEA lespedeza, Lespedeza cuneata (Dum. de Cours) G. Don, S a perennial species introduced from eastern Asia, has been found to be well adapted to the soil and climatic conditions of the southern United States. This species contains a considerable amount of tannin, a substance adversely affecting palatability. In order to plan a breeding program for the improvement of sericea lespedeza, it seemed desirable to study the variations of tannin within clones and individual plants from various seed sources. The questions which this study has been designed to answer are twofold. First, are differences in the tannin content inherited? And second, can sufficient variation be found to warrant low-tannin selections being made? In the course of this study factors that may be correlated with the tannin content and may otherwise have selection value in an improvement program also have been determined.