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Variation in Foam Production by Plants of ‘Vernal’ Alfalfa 1
Author(s) -
Rumbaugh M. D.
Publication year - 1968
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/agronj1968.00021962006000030027x
Subject(s) - medicago sativa , agronomy , forage , biology , grazing , cultivar , variation (astronomy) , production (economics) , physics , astrophysics , economics , macroeconomics
A simplified technique to evaluate in vitro foam‐producing capabilities of forage plants is described. The method was successfully used to examine 100 unselected clones of ‘Vernal’ alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.). Sufficient variation was observed to believe the technique may be useful in selecting and breeding cultivars with low foam producing capabilities and possibly low bloat probability of grazing ruminants.