Metabolic and genetic responses to simulated overwintering conditions of alfalfa-rhizobia associations contrasted in their freezing tolerance

E D'Amours, A Bertrand, J Cloutier, A Claessens… - Symbiosis, 2023 - Springer
The study of winter stress tolerance in perennial legumes needs to consider the complete
symbiotic system including both plants and bacteria since these two partners are …

Agronomical evaluation of low dormancy alfalfa populations selected by an indoor screening method

A Claessens, A Bertrand, M Thériault, V Baron… - Crop …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fall dormancy is a vital component of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) yield in northern climates,
but selection for the trait is often done at the expense of winter survival. We performed one …