New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research abstracts
Identification and seed multiplication of a collection of Vicia and
Lathyrus from southwest Europe
S. M. FU
J. G. HAMPTON
Seed Technology Centre
Department of Plant Science
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
M. B. FORDE*
AgResearch Grasslands
Private Bag 11008
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Abstract Seventy-four accessions of Vicia and
Lathyrus collected from southwest Europe, five from Turkey, and one from
Ecuador were identified and described. Twenty-three accessions previously
identified served as a set of controls. For each accession the breeding system
was observed and seed was multiplied. These accessions were classified into 14
species, 5 subspecies, and 2 varieties. Seed and seedling characters were
recorded. The subspecies of Vicia sativa L. recorded in this study had
good seed production potential. The seeds of most species were harvested and
have been stored in the Margot Forde Forage Germplasm Centre, AgResearch
Grasslands, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Keywords Vicia L.; Lathyrus L.; annual legumes;
identification; description; species; accession; forage; morphological
characteristics; seed multiplication
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 1996, Vol. 39: 185-193
0028-8233/96/3902-0185 $2.50/0 (c) The Royal Society of New Zealand
1996
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