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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Vernalization as a factor influencing the rate of development in subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.)

WJ Collins and DF Smith

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 26(6) 959 - 966
Published: 1975

Abstract

An investigation of the influence of vernalization on the rate of development in three cultivars of subterranean clover was conducted under controlled environmental conditions. Effects were evaluated in terms of the time from imbibition to flower initiation or flowering, i.e. including the time during which vernalization was imposed. In these terms, vernalization actually delayed flowering in the Yarloop and Mt. Barker cultivars, hastening it only in Tallarook. Some practical considerations are discussed.

The effects of periods of higher temperatures after vernalization on the rate of development were also studied. No evidence was found for the occurrence of devernalization. If devernalization docs occur in subterranean clover, it is unlikely to be of practical consequence in normal field situations.

https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9750959

© CSIRO 1975

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