@article{
author = "Štrbanović, Ratibor and Simić, Aleksandar and Poštić, Dobrivoj and Zivanović, Tomislav and Vučković, Savo and Pfaf-Dolovac, Erika and Stanisavljević, Rade",
year = "2015",
abstract = "The study was conducted to examine variability of green forage yield (GFY) and morphological traits (tiller length, internodes length, internodes-stem diameter, leaf width and length) in nine alfalfa varieties from USA and six varieties from Europe. The trials were carried out in Central Serbia during the second (2006-A1) and third year (2007-A2) of alfalfa exploitation. In unfavourable environmental conditions (A1), varieties from the USA had higher coefficient of variability (CV, %) in all cuttings (I CV= 16.93, II CV= 17.13, III CV=13.00, IV CV=21.29), as well as total yield variability (CV=14.33), compared to varieties from Europe (I CV=7.45, II CV=6.47, III CV= 10.65, IV CV= 19.51, for total yield CV=6.43). In the favourable agro-ecological conditions (A2) genetic potential of varieties was manifested, which caused similar yield variability. Variety origin (USA or Europe) had a low effect on variability of the morphological traits. The highest correlation (P lt = 0.001) was achieved between yield and tiller length, regardless of variety origin.",
publisher = "Agricultural Research Communication Centre, Karnal",
journal = "Legume Research",
title = "Yield and morpnological traits in alfalfa varieties of different origin",
pages = "441-434",
number = "4",
volume = "38",
doi = "10.5958/0976-0571.2015.00128.9"
}