Seventeen parental clones were selected, from 9,000 plants,
on the basis of self-sterility, seed and forage yield potential using
phenotypic ratings, crude protein and chromogen content. The parental
clones were divided into two populations based on date of maturity.
Group I was intermediate in maturity and had nine parental
clones,...
Response to heterosis for plant height, anthesis date, panicle
number, seed yield, and fall vigor rating was determined in a tall.
fescue group selected for diverse morphology, origin, and anthesis
date. Parents, single-cross progeny (SX), and first generation
selfed progeny (S₁) were included in the study.
Each experimental plot consisted...
The response of maturity, vigor, plant spread, plant height,
three forage harvest yields, and total forage yield to heterosis and
inbreeding was studied in tall fescue. Parent clones selected for
diverse anthesis date, origin, and morphology were separated into two
groups based on anthesis date, those having early maturity and...
Tall fescue often results in poor liveweight gains. This may be accounted for by variations in perloline content, nitrogen content, or digestibility of the plant. Two groups of tall fescue plants were examined for each of these traits. These groups consisted of (a) fifteen single-crosses of a six parent diallel...
Perloline levels have been associated with poor animal
performance on tall fescue pastures. Animal performance is
low when perloline levels are high. High perloline levels
are reported during hot, dry weather and increased N
fertilization. Tall fescue perloline levels appear to be
affected by genetic and environmental differences. Positive
associations...
The objective of this study was to identify visual or easily
measured morphological characters associated with seed yield or its
components in a spaced-plant nursery of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea
Schreb.). In 1977, 26 plant characteristics were observed on 210 plants
from seven different geographic regions of origin. Each origin...
Genetic differences, extent of hybrid vigor, nature of gene
action, heritability estimates, and associations among characteristics,
and between progenies and their respective mid-parents were determined
for seed and plant characteristics in white clover (Trifolium
repens L.).
Ten seed and seedling vigor characteristics, including seed
weight, ATP content in seed, seed...
Three genotypes of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
cultivar Fawn and four genotypes from the cultivar Fortune were
used as parents to form 15 of a possible 21 single crosses to study
the heritability of certain agronomic characteristics. The Fawn
variety is considered to be tall in growth habit, vigorous...