Because flavonoids from legumes induce transcription of nodulation genes in symbiotic rhizobial bacteria, it is reasonable to test whether these compounds alter the development of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi that infect those plants. Quercetin-3-O-galactoside, the dominant flavonoid released naturally from alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seeds, promoted spore germination of Glomus...

Association mapping is a powerful approach for exploring the molecular genetic basis of complex quantitative traits. An alfalfa (Medicago sativa) association panel comprised of 336 genotypes from 75 alfalfa accessions represented by four to eight genotypes for each accession. Each genotype was genotyped using 85 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers and phenotyped for five fiber-related traits i...

In Turkestan region of South Kazakhstan has large areas fertile sierozem soils that are important for crop production and its accompanying economic development. And also, alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is an forage grown seed production. The loams, but because the regions dry environment, they need to be irrigated. Field experiments were conducted from 2017 2020 on one-year or older stands at variou...

The induction of somatic embryo development in cell cultures of alfalfa (Medicago sativa), celery (Apium graveolens), and lettuce (Lactuca sativa) was compared for 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid (2,4-D) and various phenoxy acid growth regulators. Tests using a series of straight chain extensions to the phenoxy acid side chain indicate that phenoxybutanoic acid is active, whereas the phenoxypro...

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is an important legume forage crop with great economic value. However, as the growth of alfalfa is seriously affected by an inadequate supply of water, drought is probably the major abiotic environmental factor that most severely affects alfalfa production worldwide. In an effort to enhance alfalfa drought tolerance, we transformed the Arabidopsis Enhanced Drought T...

Tolerance of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) to animal grazing varies widely within the species. However, the molecular mechanisms influencing the grazing tolerant phenotype remain uncharacterized. The objective of this study was to identify genes and pathways that control grazing response in alfalfa. We analyzed whole-plant de novo transcriptomes from grazing tolerant and intolerant populations o...

the first occurrence of two parasitoid species belonging to the family pteromalidae (hym.: chalcidoidea) in alfalfa fields of maragheh (azarbaijan sharghi province) are reported: 1- halticopterina moczari erdã¶s, which was collected in 22 june 2003, and 2- trichomalus rufinus (walker) which was collected in 3 august 2003. both species were collected on medicago sativa by the second author.

The objective of this study was to compare utilization of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) by lactating dairy cows. Red clover and alfalfa were harvested and conserved as silage at two maturities in 2 consecutive yr. Each year, diets containing experimental forages and supplemental grain were fed to 16 multiparous Holstein cows in early lactation in a replicat...