Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 2
Written by Margareta NAIE, Oana MÎRZAN, Alexandra-Andreea BUBURUZ, Doru STANCIU, Mihai STAVARACHE, Mihaela POPA, Marcela Mirela Mihaela DRAGOȘ
Good quality of alfalfa seed variety is very important to meet the farmers' requirements for feed production. Testing of new alfalfa varieties is important for assessing their seed production potential, which also influences their commercial value. The purpose of our research was to test the seeds production potential of new alfalfa varieties, under the pedoclimaic conditions of ARDS Secuieni, Neamț, Romania. The experiment was organized between 2020 and 2022 o a chernozem-type soil and aimed to evaluate the quality of some new varieties of alfalfa. An important aspect pursued in this study referred to the effects of climate change on new alfalfa varieties, in the absence of irrigation. Within the study, 17 Romanian alfalfa varieties were analyzed regarding seed productiion potential, based on multi-annual testing, to recommend the best-adapted ones in culture, to make these results available to farmers, and to expand in culture. Of the 17 alfalfa genotypes tested in our study, five (F 2907-20, F 2910-20, F 2905-20, F 2906-20, Catinca) showed a high adaptability to the pedo-climatic conditions of ARDS Secuieni, Neamț, Romania.
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