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Sustainable use of Genetic Diversity in Forage and Turf Breeding

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2010

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  1. Christian Huyghe

    1. INRA - Poitou Charentes, Lusignan, France

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  • A unique source of information on the most recent results on genetic diversity and breeding in forage crops and turf species from Europe and overseas

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Table of contents (85 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Grasslands and Forage Crops in France: Context and Stakes. Consequences for Breeding

      • Christian Huyghe, Claude Tabel
      Pages 3-13

  3. Genetic resources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. A State of the Art of Germplasm Collections for Forage and Turf Species

      • Beat Boller, Merja Veteläinen
      Pages 17-28

    3. Empirical Niche Modelling of the Spontaneous Diversity of Forage and Turf Species to Improve Collection and Ex Situ Conservation

      • Jean-Paul Sampoux, Vincent Badeau
      Pages 29-40

    4. The Genetic Diversity of Fine-Leaved Fescue (Festuca L.) Species in Lithuania

      • Rita Armonienė, Vaclovas Stukonis, Vanda Paplauskienė, Gintaras Brazauskas
      Pages 41-45

    5. Plant Collection in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan for Forage Improvement in Australia

      • Geoff Auricht, Steve Hughes, Alan Humphries, Eric Hall
      Pages 47-59

    6. Effect of Light Quality and Quantity on Leaf Growth in Lolium perenne L.

      • Philippe Barre, Badara Gueye, François Gastal
      Pages 61-65

    7. Genetic Variation in Lowland Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)

      • Hem S. Bhandari, Malay C. Saha, Joseph H. Bouton
      Pages 67-71

    8. Morphological and Molecular Diversity of Branching in Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)

      • Gerda Cnops, Antje Rohde, Oana Saracutu, Marianne Malengier, Isabel Roldán-Ruiz
      Pages 73-77

    9. Genotypic Differences in Symbiotic N2 Fixation of Some Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Genotypes

      • Dušica Delić, Olivera Stajković, Jasmina Radović, Aleksandra Stanojković, Đorđe Kuzmanović, Nataša Rasulić et al.
      Pages 79-84

    10. Physiological and Genetic Diversity in Rhizobium sullae from Morocco

      • Nadia Elboutahiri, Imane Thami-Alami, El-Houssine Zaid, Sripada M. Udupa
      Pages 85-88

    11. Genetic Diversity in Tall Fescue Using AFLP Markers

      • Sandrine Flajoulot, Jean-Christophe Caillet, Vincent Béguier, Philippe Barre
      Pages 89-94

    12. What are the Cellular Components Underlying the Genetic Diversity of Leaf Growth in Lolium perenne L.?

      • François Gastal, Philippe Barre, Serge Carré
      Pages 95-100

    13. Evaluation and Utilization of Morphological Variation in a Medicago truncatula Core Collection

      • Yuanhong Han, Christy M. Motes, Maria J. Monteros
      Pages 101-105

    14. Genetic Diversity in a Collection of Lucerne Populations from the Mediterranean Basin Evaluated by SSR Markers

      • Bernadette Julier, Yasmina Semiani, Meriem Laouar
      Pages 107-112

    15. Drought Survival of Some Perennial Grasses in Moroccan Rainfed Conditions: Agronomic Traits

      • Rajae Kallida, Naima Shaimi, Chaouki Al Faiz
      Pages 113-118

    16. Drought Survival of Some Perennial Grasses in Moroccan Rainfed Conditions: Eco-physiological Traits

      • Rajae Kallida, Naima Shaimi, Chaouki Al Faiz
      Pages 119-126

    17. Forage and Seed Yield Components in Four French Landraces of Grass Pea (Lathyrus sativus L.)

      • Aleksandar Mikić, Vojislav Mihailović, Branko Ćupina, Đorđe Krstić, Sanja Vasiljević, Dragan Milić
      Pages 127-130
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Grassland produces feed for livestock, improves soil fertility and structure, protects water resources and may contribute to climate change mitigation through carbon storage and to biodiversity preservation. It simultaneously maintains sustainable economic outputs for farmers and provides ecosystem services. Turf similarly c- siderably contributes to our environment by adding beauty to our surroundings, providing a safe playing surface for sports and recreation. The species diversity present in most grasslands and turfs is a functional div- sity contributing to the previously mentioned agronomic and environmental bene?ts. The species belong to different functional groups and the adequate species com- sition may maximise the agronomic performance through a higher production and a better quality and the environmental bene?ts through symbiotic nitrogen ?xation or sources of pollen and nectar to pollinators. In a given grassland or turf, the genetic diversity available in each variety contributes to this economic and environmental performance, but also to the stability of these performances including the stability of the resistance against pathogens and pests. Natural grasslands share many species with the sown swards. They may be regarded as favourable sites for in situ preservation of genetic diversity as well as valuable sources of diversity for breeding.

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From the reviews:

“This book contains reviews and reports of genetic diversity in forage and turf presented at the 28th Conference of the EUCARPIA Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section, held in La Rochelle, France in 2009. … This book is a comprehensive source of information that suggests directions for future breeding of forage and turf. It is also a useful text book for students studying genetics, physiology and agronomy of forage and turf species.” (Sachiko Isobe, Annals of Botany, Vol. 111 (1), January, 2013)

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  • INRA - Poitou Charentes, Lusignan, France

    Christian Huyghe

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