Evaluation of Lucerne Cultivars of Two Winter Activity Classes in Contrasting Pedo-Climatic Mediterranean Environments
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Sites and Set Up
2.2. Genetic Materials
2.3. Yield and Agronomic Measurements
2.4. Quality Traits
2.5. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Growing Conditions
3.2. Dry Matter Yield and Yield Ratios (RH)
3.3. Agronomic Traits
3.4. Forage Quality
4. Discussion
4.1. Cultivar and WAR Classes Adaptation to the Microenvironments
4.2. Variation in Agronomic Traits
4.3. Forage Quality
5. Conclusions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Method | Dolichi | Fanari |
---|---|---|---|
Sand (%) | Hydrometer | 66 | 18 |
Silt (%) | “ | 14 | 25 |
Clay (%) | “ | 20 | 57 |
Texture | Sandy loam | Clay | |
pH (1:1 in H2O) | pH meter | 8.3 | 7.9 |
Organic matter (g/kg) | Wet oxidation | 21.1 | 16.0 |
N-NO3 (mg/kg) | 2M KCl | 12 | 15 |
P-Olsen (mg/kg) | Olsen | 8 | 18 |
K (mg/kg) | NH4-acetate | 250 | 170 |
CaCO3 (g/kg) | Volumetrically | 88 | 40 |
EC (mS/cm) | Conductance meter | 230 | 578 |
Month | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 55 yr Average | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dolichi | Fanari | Dolichi | Fanari | Dolichi | Fanari | Dolichi | Fanari | Dolichi | Fanari | |
Prec. (mm) | ||||||||||
Jan. | 35 | 32 | 38 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 24 | 35 | 35 |
Feb. | 31 | 38 | 34 | 37 | 30 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 31 | 32 |
Mar. | 37 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 29 | 36 | 38 |
Apr. | 43 | 38 | 47 | 37 | 40 | 31 | 43 | 49 | 42 | 32 |
May | 55 | 39 | 60 | 39 | 52 | 32 | 56 | 45 | 55 | 38 |
Jun. | 37 | 22 | 40 | 19 | 35 | 12 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 24 |
Jul. | 34 | 20 | 37 | 41 | 32 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 20 |
Aug. | 28 | 19 | 31 | 39 | 26 | 8 | 28 | 39 | 28 | 15 |
Sep. | 34 | 25 | 38 | 43 | 32 | 21 | 35 | 24 | 34 | 33 |
Oct. | 50 | 49 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 51 | 26 | 50 | 53 |
Nov. | 57 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 53 | 68 | 57 | 61 | 56 | 54 |
Dec. | 54 | 47 | 59 | 46 | 51 | 82 | 54 | 49 | 53 | 52 |
Total | 495 | 431 | 539 | 493 | 466 | 408 | 500 | 438 | 490 | 426 |
Mar.–Nov. | 375 | 314 | 408 | 367 | 353 | 252 | 379 | 345 | 371 | 307 |
T (°C) | ||||||||||
Jan. | 5.1 | 9.8 | 5.9 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 9.9 |
Feb. | 8.1 | 12.0 | 7.8 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 12.3 | 8.4 | 12.0 | 8.2 | 12.1 |
Mar. | 11.7 | 14.9 | 11.2 | 15.3 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 12.0 | 14.1 | 11.8 | 15.1 |
Apr. | 16.3 | 19.6 | 15.7 | 20.0 | 17.7 | 20.2 | 16.8 | 19.8 | 16.5 | 19.8 |
May | 21.7 | 25.6 | 20.8 | 26.2 | 23.4 | 26.4 | 22.3 | 22.8 | 21.9 | 25.9 |
Jun. | 26.5 | 30.9 | 25.5 | 31.5 | 28.7 | 31.8 | 27.3 | 30.1 | 26.8 | 31.2 |
Jul. | 29.3 | 33.0 | 28.1 | 33.6 | 31.7 | 34.0 | 30.2 | 32.4 | 29.6 | 33.3 |
Aug. | 29.3 | 32.5 | 28.1 | 33.1 | 31.7 | 33.5 | 30.2 | 31.2 | 29.6 | 32.8 |
Sep. | 24.7 | 28.0 | 23.7 | 28.6 | 26.6 | 28.9 | 25.4 | 28.4 | 24.9 | 28.3 |
Oct. | 18.6 | 22.1 | 17.9 | 22.5 | 20.1 | 22.7 | 19.2 | 22.1 | 18.8 | 22.3 |
Nov. | 12.4 | 15.7 | 11.9 | 16.1 | 13.4 | 16.2 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 12.5 | 15.9 |
Dec. | 7.4 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 8.0 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 11.0 |
Τ in Mar.–Nov. | 21.2 | 24.7 | 20.3 | 25.2 | 22.9 | 25.5 | 21.8 | 24.0 | 21.4 | 25.0 |
Min. Τ in Jan. | −12.1 | −7.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | −9.2 | −4.1 | −3.1 | 2.9 | −1.6 | 0.67 |
Record min T in Jan. | −16.7 | −12.3 | −4.1 | −2.2 | −14.4 | −9.3 | −5.9 | −1.0 | −16.2 | −12.1 |
Τ Jun.–Aug. | 28.4 | 31.1 | 26.3 | 31.7 | 29.7 | 32.0 | 28.3 | 31.2 | 28.7 | 31.4 |
Cultivar | WAR A | Origin | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Dolichi | 6 | Greece | Com. |
Florina | 6 | Greece | Com. |
Yliki | 6 | Greece | Com. |
Ypati 84 | 6 | Greece | Com. |
Icon | 7 | Australia | Com. |
Lamia | 7 | Greece | Exp. |
Pella | 7 | Greece | Exp. |
Vasiliki | 7 | Greece | Exp. |
Talia | 8 | Australia | Exp. |
Chaironia | 8 | Greece | Com. |
Kalliopi | 8 | Greece | Exp. |
57Q53 | 8 | USA | Com. |
59N59 | 9 | USA | Com. |
Almasa | 9 | Australia | Exp. |
Blue Ace | 9 | Australia | Com. |
Evergreen | 9 | Australia | Exp. |
Source of Variation | d.f. | DMA | PH | NN | NPH | FPD | Sur | CP | NDF | ADF | RFV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F-values | |||||||||||
Years (Y) | 3 | 525.2 ** | 421.1 ** | 20.3 ** | 14.3 ** | 250.3 ** | 45.2 ** | 25.6 ** | 36.4 ** | 19.3 ** | 518.3 ** |
Locations (L) | 1 | 234.6 ** | 24.6 ** | 12.3 ** | 6.8 * | 17.4 ** | 13.2 ** | 18.2 ** | 18.2 ** | 13.7 * | 429.6 ** |
Y × L | 3 | 110.3 * | 1.7 | 3.7 * | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.5 * | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.7 ** | 135.6 ** |
Genotypes (G) | 15 | 25.1 ** | 15.6 ** | 2.7 ** | 2.7 ** | 3.8 ** | 6.4 ** | 3.5 ** | 2.5 ** | 2.8 ** | 125.6 ** |
G × Y | 45 | 61.7 ** | 23.4 ** | 3.6 ** | 5.8 ** | 12.3 ** | 14.2 ** | 2.3 ** | 3.5 ** | 6.7 ** | 30.9 ** |
G × L | 15 | 24.4 * | 12.3 ** | 2.8 ** | 4.6 ** | 7.8 ** | 6.7 ** | 5.6 ** | 2.7 ** | 2.1 * | 23.2 ** |
G × Y × L | 45 | 5.8 ** | 2.6 ** | 2.7 ** | 2.7 ** | 6.4 ** | 5.6 ** | 1.1 | 2.2 * | 3.5 ** | 8.3 ** |
Cultivar | WAR | DMA (t/ha) | DMT (t/ha) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||
Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | ||
Kalliopi | 8 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 17.6 | 24.5 | 18.5 | 23.5 | 18.2 | 22.1 | 60.4 | 77.7 |
Yliki | 6 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 17.8 | 22.4 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 65.5 | 71.3 |
59N59 | 9 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 17.6 | 24.5 | 18.2 | 24.5 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 60.1 | 75.5 |
Icon | 7 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 16.9 | 22.3 | 19.9 | 21.4 | 20.1 | 22.3 | 62.0 | 72.4 |
57Q53 | 8 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 17.2 | 22.4 | 18 | 21.5 | 17.2 | 20.2 | 57.8 | 70.8 |
Blue Ace | 9 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 17.4 | 22.1 | 17.9 | 21.2 | 17.4 | 19.9 | 57.8 | 69.6 |
Almasa | 9 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 15.6 | 22.1 | 17.4 | 21.2 | 17.4 | 19.9 | 54.7 | 68.6 |
Ypati 84 | 6 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 16.3 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 18.7 | 19.5 | 17.6 | 60.4 | 61.8 |
Florina | 6 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 16.8 | 18.7 | 19.9 | 18.0 | 20.3 | 17.4 | 61.9 | 60.2 |
Vasiliki | 7 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 16.2 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 17.7 | 19.5 | 16.6 | 59.8 | 58.5 |
Dolichi | 6 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 17.4 | 18.9 | 16.3 | 58.6 | 57.3 |
Lamia | 7 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 19 | 16.8 | 18.7 | 15.8 | 57.8 | 55.6 |
Talia | 8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 15.6 | 19.5 | 17.4 | 18.4 | 15.2 | 17.6 | 52.3 | 60.6 |
Chaironia | 8 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 15.7 | 18.7 | 17.3 | 19.2 | 15.1 | 16.8 | 52.0 | 59.6 |
Evergreen | 9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 15.5 | 19.4 | 17.1 | 18.6 | 14.9 | 17.5 | 51.3 | 60.2 |
Pella | 7 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 15.7 | 17.2 | 18.9 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 55.0 | 54.4 |
Mean | 4.7 | 5.9 | 16.4 | 20.2 | 18.7 | 19.5 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 57.8 | 63.7 | |
LSD0.05 | ns | ns | ns | 3.20 | ns | 3.79 | ns | 2.19 | 2.18 | 2.88 | |
CV (%) | 15.6 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 10.2 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 18.7 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 14.1 | |
SWA | 6–7 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 16.5 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 19.2 | 17.7 | 60.1 | 61.4 |
HWA | 8–9 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 16.5 | 21.7 | 17.7 | 21.0 | 16.7 | 19.1 | 55.8 | 67.8 |
LSD0.05 | ns | ns | ns | ns | 1.63 | 1.35 | 1.99 | 1.11 | 2.78 | 3.21 | |
WAR6 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 16.8 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 18.9 | 19.7 | 17.9 | 61.6 | 62.6 | |
WAR7 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 16.1 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 17.5 | 58.7 | 60.2 | |
WAR8 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 16.5 | 21.3 | 17.8 | 20.7 | 16.4 | 19.1 | 55.6 | 67.2 | |
WAR9 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 16.5 | 22.0 | 17.7 | 21.4 | 17.0 | 19.1 | 56.0 | 68.5 | |
LSD0.05 | ns | ns | ns | 2.10 | ns | 2.29 | 2.41 | 1.10 | 2.19 | 4.59 | |
CV (%) | 12.3 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 9.4 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 17.9 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 13.4 |
Cultivar | RH1 | RH2 | RH3 | RH4 | RH5 | RH6 | ||||||
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g/kg | ||||||||||||
Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | |
Kalliopi | 280 | 302 | 220 | 200 | 126 | 117 | 120 | 100 | 136 | 141 | 118 | 140 |
Yliki | 300 | 295 | 182 | 192 | 122 | 112 | 151 | 136 | 155 | 150 | 90 | 115 |
59N59 | 285 | 306 | 194 | 175 | 110 | 110 | 125 | 113 | 141 | 141 | 145 | 155 |
Icon | 290 | 300 | 176 | 180 | 145 | 124 | 150 | 127 | 145 | 145 | 94 | 124 |
57Q53 | 291 | 301 | 207 | 201 | 122 | 118 | 135 | 119 | 130 | 134 | 115 | 127 |
Blue Ace | 289 | 298 | 201 | 192 | 112 | 112 | 130 | 110 | 133 | 137 | 135 | 151 |
Almasa | 288 | 297 | 200 | 191 | 114 | 114 | 139 | 119 | 128 | 128 | 131 | 151 |
Ypati 84 | 285 | 295 | 172 | 159 | 115 | 117 | 150 | 150 | 158 | 168 | 120 | 111 |
Florina | 284 | 294 | 169 | 159 | 135 | 135 | 173 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 89 | 109 |
Vasiliki | 282 | 292 | 158 | 148 | 147 | 147 | 173 | 153 | 149 | 149 | 91 | 111 |
Dolichi | 279 | 289 | 162 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 173 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 84 | 104 |
Lamia | 277 | 287 | 178 | 168 | 129 | 139 | 163 | 153 | 153 | 133 | 100 | 120 |
Talia | 244 | 284 | 195 | 175 | 145 | 155 | 140 | 120 | 141 | 115 | 135 | 151 |
Chaironia | 244 | 261 | 184 | 163 | 146 | 92 | 145 | 109 | 140 | 234 | 141 | 141 |
Evergreen | 271 | 281 | 206 | 196 | 143 | 143 | 140 | 120 | 115 | 115 | 125 | 145 |
Pella | 250 | 260 | 169 | 159 | 167 | 147 | 173 | 173 | 150 | 150 | 91 | 111 |
Mean | 277 | 290 | 188 | 185 | 136 | 128 | 148 | 131 | 143 | 147 | 108 | 118 |
LSD0.05 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 22.1 | 15.1 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 23.1 | 27.4 | 6.4 |
CV (%) | 14.2 | 14.2 | 22.4 | 14.3 | 24.5 | 9.8 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 22.1 | 11.3 |
SWA | 279 | 289 | 175 | 184 | 145 | 136 | 163 | 148 | 150 | 151 | 88 | 92 |
HWA | 276 | 291 | 202 | 187 | 126 | 120 | 133 | 114 | 137 | 143 | 127 | 145 |
LSD0.05 | ns | ns | 18.4 | 14.5 | ns | ns | 19.4 | 14.2 | 10.3 | ns | 21.4 | 18.8 |
WAR6 | 283 | 293 | 174 | 193 | 146 | 134 | 161 | 145 | 151 | 153 | 86 | 83 |
WAR7 | 275 | 284 | 175 | 176 | 145 | 139 | 165 | 152 | 149 | 149 | 91 | 100 |
WAR8 | 267 | 287 | 199 | 185 | 132 | 121 | 136 | 112 | 138 | 156 | 127 | 140 |
WAR9 | 285 | 296 | 204 | 189 | 120 | 120 | 130 | 116 | 135 | 130 | 127 | 151 |
LSD0.05 | 16.5 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 10.2 | 15.4 | 22.1 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 14.5 | 18.5 |
CV (%) | 9.5 | 10.2 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 16.2 | 8.9 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 16.4 |
Cultivar | PH cm | NN | NPH | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | |
Kalliopi | 84.1 | 89.1 | 17.4 | 18.9 | 7.0 | 8.7 |
Yliki | 85.2 | 87.3 | 19.2 | 21.3 | 5.2 | 7.4 |
59N59 | 82.1 | 87.1 | 17.2 | 18.2 | 7.9 | 8.8 |
Icon | 78.5 | 84.2 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 5.6 | 6.9 |
57Q53 | 80.1 | 85.8 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 7.8 | 9.4 |
Blue Ace | 79.8 | 84.8 | 17.4 | 18.4 | 8.3 | 9.6 |
Almasa | 78.9 | 83.6 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 7.2 | 8.8 |
Ypati 84 | 78.3 | 83.3 | 18.9 | 19.9 | 5.0 | 6.5 |
Florina | 80.1 | 88.2 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
Vasiliki | 79.5 | 84.5 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 5.2 | 6.6 |
Dolichi | 76.3 | 81.3 | 17.4 | 18.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
Lamia | 78.5 | 85.3 | 19.1 | 17.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
Talia | 75.2 | 80.2 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.6 | 9.2 |
Chaironia | 76.5 | 80.1 | 16.2 | 15.4 | 6.9 | 8.1 |
Evergreen | 77.1 | 90.0 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 8.7 | 9.9 |
Pella | 77.0 | 79.5 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 5.3 | 6.4 |
Mean | 79.2 | 84.6 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 6.3 | 7.8 |
LSD0.05 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
CV (%) | 9.5 | 14.7 | 21.4 | 15.6 | 18.9 | 14.2 |
SWA | 79.2 | 84.2 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 5.1 | 6.6 |
HWA | 79.2 | 85.1 | 16.9 | 17.5 | 7.6 | 9.1 |
LSD0.05 | ns | ns | 1.22 | 0.58 | 1.45 | 0.87 |
WAR 6 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 18.4 | 19.5 | 4.9 | 6.6 |
WAR 7 | 78.4 | 83.4 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 5.2 | 6.5 |
WAR 8 | 79.0 | 83.8 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 7.1 | 8.9 |
WAR 9 | 79.5 | 86.4 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 8.0 | 9.3 |
LSD0.05 | ns | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
CV (%) | 15.6 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 12.3 | 19.5 | 22.5 |
Cultivar | IPD Plants/m2 | FPD Plants/m2 | Survival % | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 2020 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||
Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | |
Kalliopi | 289.1 | 304.1 | 56.7 | 98.6 | 39.5 | 55.4 | 34.6 | 53.9 | 22.6 | 39.8 | 19.6 | 32.4 |
Yliki | 290.2 | 305.2 | 99.9 | 105.2 | 55.4 | 62.1 | 49.4 | 55.4 | 44.5 | 41.5 | 34.4 | 34.5 |
59N59 | 292.3 | 307.3 | 55.1 | 105.2 | 34.6 | 56.7 | 33.9 | 52.3 | 21.9 | 40.1 | 18.9 | 34.3 |
Icon | 280.3 | 295.3 | 98.4 | 103.2 | 53.1 | 60.0 | 50.1 | 53.0 | 42.3 | 42.9 | 35.1 | 35.0 |
57Q53 | 315.1 | 330.1 | 52.3 | 88.7 | 29.9 | 51.9 | 28.9 | 44.9 | 19.6 | 29.9 | 16.6 | 26.9 |
Blue Ace | 287.6 | 302.6 | 39.5 | 87.4 | 31.8 | 54.3 | 28.8 | 46.9 | 16.8 | 33.6 | 13.8 | 28.9 |
Almasa | 365.3 | 380.3 | 40.2 | 88.9 | 29.0 | 48.4 | 26.0 | 41.4 | 12.3 | 27.8 | 11.0 | 23.4 |
Ypati 84 | 302.4 | 317.4 | 97.3 | 98.5 | 50.2 | 56.1 | 47.2 | 49.1 | 35.2 | 38.4 | 32.2 | 31.1 |
Florina | 298.4 | 313.4 | 88.4 | 98.5 | 45.2 | 56.5 | 42.3 | 49.5 | 32.7 | 39.6 | 29.7 | 31.5 |
Vasiliki | 297.2 | 312.2 | 65.2 | 85.2 | 42.3 | 54.1 | 37.0 | 45.3 | 24.1 | 39.5 | 22.0 | 27.3 |
Dolichi | 304.1 | 319.1 | 84.8 | 78.9 | 44.5 | 49.7 | 42.9 | 42.7 | 30.9 | 41.5 | 27.9 | 24.7 |
Lamia | 310.3 | 325.3 | 83.4 | 84.5 | 44.9 | 51.0 | 41.9 | 44.0 | 29.9 | 40.1 | 26.9 | 26.0 |
Talia | 270.3 | 285.3 | 39.2 | 75.4 | 29.8 | 45.2 | 28.9 | 44.2 | 17.5 | 29.5 | 14.5 | 26.5 |
Chaironia | 265.7 | 280.7 | 27.1 | 78.9 | 28.2 | 45.6 | 25.2 | 43.5 | 13.2 | 36.2 | 10.2 | 28.2 |
Evergreen | 312.3 | 327.3 | 28.4 | 74.5 | 27.1 | 47.3 | 24.1 | 44.3 | 12.1 | 28.9 | 9.1 | 22.8 |
Pella | 289.1 | 304.1 | 55.2 | 87.5 | 37.1 | 53.8 | 34.1 | 46.8 | 22.1 | 38.4 | 19.1 | 28.8 |
Mean | 298.1 | 313.1 | 63.2 | 89.9 | 38.9 | 53.0 | 36.0 | 47.3 | 24.9 | 36.7 | 21.3 | 28.9 |
LSD0.05 | ns | ns | 16.5 | 18.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
CV (%) | 24.5 | 25.4 | 23.6 | 19.8 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 18.5 | 21.8 | 19.4 | 21.3 | 32.1 | 28.5 |
SWA | 296.5 | 311.5 | 84.1 | 92.7 | 46.6 | 55.4 | 43.1 | 48.2 | 32.7 | 40.2 | 28.4 | 29.9 |
HWA | 299.7 | 314.7 | 42.3 | 87.2 | 31.2 | 50.6 | 28.8 | 46.4 | 17.0 | 33.2 | 14.2 | 27.9 |
LSD0.05 | ns | ns | 4.3 | ns | 3.8 | 4.2 | 6.5 | ns | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | ns |
WAR 6 | 298.8 | 313.8 | 92.6 | 95.3 | 48.8 | 56.1 | 45.5 | 49.2 | 35.8 | 40.3 | 31.1 | 30.4 |
WAR 7 | 294.2 | 309.2 | 75.6 | 90.1 | 44.4 | 54.7 | 40.8 | 47.3 | 29.6 | 40.2 | 25.8 | 29.3 |
WAR 8 | 285.1 | 300.1 | 43.8 | 85.4 | 31.9 | 49.5 | 29.4 | 46.6 | 18.2 | 33.8 | 15.2 | 28.5 |
WAR9 | 314.4 | 329.4 | 40.8 | 89.0 | 30.6 | 51.7 | 28.2 | 46.2 | 15.8 | 32.6 | 13.2 | 27.3 |
LSD0.05 | ns | ns | 22.3 | ns | 4.2 | 4.2 | 7.4 | ns | 7.8 | 5.6 | 7.5 | ns |
CV (%) | 24.5 | 33.2 | 18.9 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 18.5 | 17.6 | 23.1 | 24.5 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 22.5 |
Dolichi | |||||
DMT | RH1 | PH | NN | NPH | |
RH1 | 0.68 ** | ||||
PH | 0.73 ** | 0.57 ** | |||
NN | 0.76 ** | 0.56 * | 0.33 | ||
NPH | −0.50 * | 0.00 | 0.06 | −0.50 * | |
Survival | 0.83 ** | 0.48 | 0.33 | 0.84 ** | −0.70 ** |
Fanari | |||||
RH1 | 0.72 ** | ||||
PH | 0.50 * | 0.59 * | |||
NN | 0.49 * | 0.55 * | 0.27 | ||
NPH | 0.50 * | 0.19 | 0.27 | −0.30 | |
Survival | 0.57 * | 0.1 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.38 |
Cultivar | CP g/kg | NDF g/kg | ADF g/kg | RFV | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | Dol | Fan | |
Kalliopi | 194 | 191 | 368 | 398 | 297 | 327 | 166.2 | 148.2 |
Yliki | 235 | 232 | 378 | 408 | 263 | 293 | 168.4 | 150.7 |
59N59 | 221 | 213 | 358 | 388 | 254 | 284 | 179.6 | 160.1 |
Icon | 246 | 243 | 364 | 394 | 278 | 308 | 171.8 | 153.2 |
57Q53 | 189 | 186 | 371 | 401 | 246 | 276 | 174.9 | 156.4 |
Blue Ace | 185 | 182 | 334 | 364 | 243 | 273 | 194.9 | 172.8 |
Almasa | 179 | 176 | 339 | 369 | 287 | 317 | 182.6 | 161.9 |
Ypati 84 | 215 | 212 | 372 | 402 | 284 | 314 | 167.0 | 149.1 |
Florina | 195 | 192 | 386 | 416 | 309 | 339 | 156.2 | 139.7 |
Vasiliki | 204 | 201 | 369 | 399 | 299 | 329 | 165.4 | 147.5 |
Dolichi | 228 | 225 | 378 | 408 | 296 | 326 | 162.0 | 144.8 |
Lamia | 210 | 207 | 396 | 426 | 286 | 316 | 156.5 | 140.4 |
Talia | 184 | 181 | 352 | 382 | 273 | 303 | 178.7 | 159.0 |
Chaironia | 175 | 172 | 361 | 391 | 303 | 333 | 168.3 | 149.8 |
Evergreen | 165 | 162 | 352 | 382 | 286 | 316 | 176.1 | 156.5 |
Pella | 204 | 201 | 367 | 397 | 325 | 355 | 161.2 | 143.5 |
Mean | 202 | 199 | 365 | 395 | 283 | 313 | 170.6 | 152.1 |
LSD0.05 | 20.9 | 11.9 | ns | ns | 31.9 | ns | 10.6 | ns |
CV (%) | 14.2 | 9.8 | 18.4 | 15.2 | 12.3 | 16.5 | 18.9 | 16.3 |
SWA | 217 | 214 | 376 | 406 | 293 | 323 | 163.6 | 146.1 |
HWA | 187 | 183 | 354 | 384 | 274 | 304 | 177.7 | 158.1 |
LSD0.05 | 18.7 | 19.2 | ns | ns | ns | ns | ||
WAR 6 | 218 | 215 | 379 | 409 | 288 | 318 | 163.4 | 146.1 |
WAR 7 | 216 | 213 | 374 | 404 | 297 | 327 | 163.7 | 146.2 |
WAR 8 | 186 | 183 | 363 | 393 | 280 | 310 | 172.0 | 153.3 |
WAR 9 | 188 | 183 | 346 | 376 | 268 | 298 | 183.3 | 162.8 |
LSD0.05 | 12.2 | 23.0 | ns | ns | ns | ns | 12.3 | 14.3 |
CV (%) | 12.3 | 14.2 | 18.5 | 16.5 | 12.3 | 14.5 | 9.6 | 14.2 |
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Baxevanos, D. Evaluation of Lucerne Cultivars of Two Winter Activity Classes in Contrasting Pedo-Climatic Mediterranean Environments. Agronomy 2024, 14, 1402. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071402
Baxevanos D. Evaluation of Lucerne Cultivars of Two Winter Activity Classes in Contrasting Pedo-Climatic Mediterranean Environments. Agronomy. 2024; 14(7):1402. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071402
Chicago/Turabian StyleBaxevanos, Dimitrios. 2024. "Evaluation of Lucerne Cultivars of Two Winter Activity Classes in Contrasting Pedo-Climatic Mediterranean Environments" Agronomy 14, no. 7: 1402. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071402