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Variation in plasticity within the S. 23 cultivar of Lolium perenne L.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. Valentine  and
A. H. Charles
J. Valentine
Affiliation:
Welsh Plant Breeding Station, Aberystwyth
A. H. Charles
Affiliation:
Welsh Plant Breeding Station, Aberystwyth
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Summary

The S. 23 cultivar of Lolium perenne L. has the ability to perform well in a wide range of environments and an experiment was designed to examine the phenotypic plasticity of S. 23 genotypes with particular reference to the level of nitrogen application.

Genotypes of S. 23 grown in a controlled growth room at close spacing (5 cm) showed a wide range of dry-matter yields with the highest yielding 144 times that of the lowest at the last of six cuts taken at 4-week intervals. Genotypes maintained much the same order of yield from one nitrogen level to another, but there were exceptions. Regression techniques were used to further quantify genotype-environment behaviour and to measure response to the environment in which the plants were grown. Considerable variation in this character occurred and the correlation of mean yield and response was incomplete. Some of the genotypes combined the desirable characters of high mean yield and good response to improved environments, while others had high mean yields, but were not as well adapted to the highest N level.

In the experiment no significant effects could be traced to differences in age of seed, but plants which had been maintained vegetatively for 7 years showed reduced vigour.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 85 , Issue 1 , August 1975 , pp. 111 - 121
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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