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Variety traits

Ploidy — Birdsfoot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus L.

Birdsfoot trefoil is predominantly an allotetraploid with a chromosome number of 2n = 4x = 24, although diploid forms of this species also occur in nature.

In the reference 5 varieties crop Bird's-foot trefoil, where this is mentioned in the description.

The ploidy of birdsfoot trefoil is considered a genetic characteristic of the species that determines its evolutionary origin and cytogenetic features. The primary status of the crop is characterized as tetraploid, while the existence of diploid populations has been documented in scientific literature.

In agronomic practice and breeding, ploidy does not serve as a production factor or a criterion for varietal classification. When cultivating the crop, the main focus is on such economically valuable traits as leafiness, winter hardiness, resistance to trampling, and seed productivity.

General information about the subject — on the page Ploidy.

Sources8

Varieties of Bird's-foot trefoil mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Lotella

Active

Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil

Freudenberger, D

DE
6 records

Jaguel

Active

Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil

Gentos S.A.

IT
8 records

Bull

Active

Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil

PICKSEED CANADA INC

DE
7 records

Marianne

Active

Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil

HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein

AT DE
5 records

Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil

RECHITEAN DORINHORABLAGA NICOLAE MARINELBOSTAN CRISTIANCOJOCARIU LUMINITARAIN PETRUBUZNA CIPRIAN CALINRECHITEAN ISABELA ILDIKO

RO
4 records