Physiological and biochemical responses to salt stress of alfalfa populations selected for salinity tolerance and grown in symbiosis with salt-tolerant rhizobium

A Bertrand, C Gatzke, M Bipfubusa, V Lévesque… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alfalfa and its rhizobial symbiont are sensitive to salinity. We compared the physiological
responses of alfalfa populations inoculated with a salt-tolerant rhizobium strain, exposed to …

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 …

A whole-plant screening test to select freezing-tolerant and low-dormant genotypes

A Bertrand, A Claessens, J Bourassa, S Rocher… - Plant cold acclimation …, 2020 - Springer
Winter survival is a determinant factor for the persistence of perennials grown in northern
climates. High winter survival cultivars, however, have lower yield due to their early …

[PDF][PDF] Luzerne: faut-il vraiment choisir entre survie à l'hiver et rendement?

A BERTRAND, A CLAESSENS, S ROCHER, V BARON… - agrireseau.net
Les plantes fourragères couvrent plus de 40% des terres cultivées au Canada et
représentent 60% de la nutrition des vaches laitières et 80% de celle des bœufs de …