Summary report of progress and objectives in alfalfa improvement work now in progress in Canada

Stevenson, T.M.

Report of the Twelfth Alfalfa Improvement Conference July 31- August 2, US. Dep. Agric., Agric. Res. Admin., Bur. pl. Indust., Soils, Agric., 9-13

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Document Number: 233756
Canadian breeding work on the following is reviewed: resistance to diseases, particularly winter crown rot due to an unnamed basidiomycete, bacterial wilt, blackstem (Ascochyta imperfecta) and leaf spot (Pseudopeziza Medicaginis); persistence under grazing; tolerance of soil acidity; higher seed yield; improved forage production; resistance to winter injury caused by frost heaving; cold resistance; increased drought tolerance; and higher protein content.

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