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Evidence and consequences of self-fertilisation in the predominantly outbreeding forage legume Onobrychis viciifolia.
BMC genetics - 7 Oct 2015
Kempf Katharina, Grieder Christoph, Walter Achim, Widmer Franco, Reinhard Sonja, Kölliker Roland
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) is a promising alternative forage plant of good quality, moderate nutrient demand and a high content of polyphenolic compounds. Its poor adoption is caused by the limited availability of well performing varieties. Sainfoin is characterised as tetraploid and mainly outcrossing, but the extent of self-fertilisation and its consequences was not investigated so far. This...
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