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Lotus uliginosus (greater lotus) breeding line LUX97: a high seed producing, low condensed tannin population

W. M. Kelman A E , M. J. Blumenthal B C , J. W. O’Connor B and P. A. Borchard D
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A CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.

B NSW Department of Primary Industries, Pasture Research Unit, GPO Box 295, Berry, NSW 2535, Australia.

C Current address: Grains Research and Development Corporation, PO Box 5367, Canberra, ACT 2604, Australia.

D The School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.

E Corresponding author. Email: walter.kelman@csiro.au

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 47(1) 116-118 https://doi.org/10.1071/EA05351
Submitted: 20 December 2005  Accepted: 3 October 2006   Published: 2 January 2007

Abstract

A Lotus uliginosus polycross population (LUX97) was developed from high seed producing Portuguese accessions and locally adapted New Zealand germplasms. Two cycles of selection for early flowering and low condensed tannin content were successful in producing a population with lower condensed tannin content than the Portuguese parents, while maintaining high seed production potential. Seed of this population will be stored at the CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra.


Acknowledgements

Financial support from the former Australian Wool Research and Development Corporation and the Meat Research Corporation in the early phases of this work is acknowledged. The valuable collaboration with the staff at NSW Agriculture, Pasture Research Unit at Berry was much appreciated.


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