Breeding Fodder Crops for Marginal Conditions

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Norwegian plant production and its challenges

      • M. Stubsjøen

      Pages 3-10

3. General aspects of adaptation to marginal conditions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Adaptation, variation and selection in marginal areas

      • P. M. A. Tigerstedt

      Pages 13-19

   3. Some consequences of adaptation to extreme environments

      • Tom McNeilly

      Pages 21-32

4. Collection and evaluation of plant populations for forage production under marginal conditions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33

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   2. Collecting and evaluating genetic resources of fodder plants from subalpine and alpine permanent grassland

      • U. Simon

      Pages 35-46

   3. Potential for improving adaptation of Lolium perenne L. to continental climates in Norway

      • E. T. Solberg, O. A. Rognli, L. Østrem

      Pages 47-60

   4. Winter hardiness in marginal populations of timothy

      • I. Schjelderup, A. H. Aastveit, K. Aastveit

      Pages 61-68

   5. Investigation of the adaptability of legumes in the Hungarian climate

      • Eszter Nemeskéri

      Pages 69-80

   6. Variation within improved cultivars and landraces of lucerne in Central Italy

      • Mario Falcinelli, Luigi Russi, Valeria Negri, Fabio Veronesi

      Pages 81-87

   7. Genetic Variation and Population Structure of Trifolium Fragiferum L. in Various Environmental Conditions

      • Z. Bulinska-Radomska

      Pages 89-89

   8. Factor Regression Analysis of Natural Populations of Ryegrass

      • Gilles Charmet, François Balfourier

      Pages 90-91

   9. Deschampsia Caespitosa L. — Proposal for Lawn in Shade Conditions

      • S. Prończuk

      Pages 92-92

   10. Thuringian Mallow (Lavatera Thuringiaca L.) — an Alternative Crop for Marginal Conditions and Wasted Lands

       • Z. Staszewski, U. Staszewska

       Pages 93-94

   11. Evaluating Genetic Resources of Red Clover in Marginal Growing Conditions

       • M. Užík

       Pages 95-96

   12. Genetic Resources of oil and Fodder Plants in the Genebank Station Malchow/Poel

       • E. Willner, H. Knüpffer

       Pages 97-98

5. Adaptation and breeding of forage crops for marginal conditions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99

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   2. Specific adaptation and breeding for marginal conditions

      • Salvatore Ceccarelli

      Pages 101-127

This book contains papers and posters presented at the 18th Eucarpia Fodder Crops Section Meeting held at Loen, Nordfjord, Norway in August 1993.
In most environments some form of marginal conditions or stress prevails. Few crops are being produced under such a wide range of environmental and management stresses as fodder crops. Improved adaptation of fodder crops to marginal conditions is crucial in developing sustainable, low-input agricultural systems. The book is unique in demonstrating the large diversity both in crops and environmental stresses that confront the forage breeders. Both general and specific aspects of adaptation to marginal growing conditions are presented, ranging from problems caused by snow and ice in the Subarctic regions of Europe to the severe drought problems in the Mediterranean regions.
For everyone involved in studies of adaptation and breeding of perennial plants for marginal conditions or stress environments.

• breeding
• crops
• environmental stress
• plant
• plants

• Department of Biotechnological Sciences, Agricultural University of Norway, Ås, Norway

  O. A. Rognli

• Løken Research Station, Heggenes, Norway

  E. Solberg

• Holt Agricultural Research Station, Tromsø, Norway

  I. Schjelderup

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