Studies from University of Georgia Further Understanding of Crop Science.(Report)

According to the authors of recent research from Athens, Georgia, "White clover (Trifolium repens L.) is an important forage crop worldwide and also in the southeastern United States. Root-knot nematodes (RKN; Meloidogyne spp.) can be a major factor limiting white clover production and persistence."

"This study was conducted to determine the genetic basis of resistance to M. incognita race 4 in white clover. Eight parents composed of three resistant, two intermediate, and three susceptible clones were crossed in a partial diallel design, and progeny of those 28 crosses were evaluated for egg mass score, gall score, eggs per gram of dry root weight, eggs per plant, shoot …