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A Vetch Producing Both Subterranean and Aerial Seeds
Author(s) -
Durlu Nazim,
Cornelius Donald R.
Publication year - 1970
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/agronj1970.00021962006200010018x
Subject(s) - vicia sativa , agronomy , legume , biology , grazing , vicia , persistence (discontinuity) , vicia faba , geology , geotechnical engineering
Legumes are needed in the grain rotation of the central Anatolia region of Turkey and in other areas. Therefore, it was necessary to find a legume tolerant of the severe climatic conditions in this region. Vicia sativa subsp. amphicarpa, a native plant in this region, produces both subterranean and aerial seeds. This characteristic of producing subterranean seeds enhances persistence under severe cold or drought conditions and under heavy grazing.