Red clover has always occupied an important position anong the forage legumes grown in Canada and the United States. However, the acreage devoted to red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) has declined due to weaknesses in some important agronomic characteristics. A main weakness is its survival two or more winters. The winter survival of red clover depends, of course, on many different factors. Common objectives in breeding are (1) greater winter hardiness, (2) better disease resistance, and (3) a more perennial growth habit. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.116786 |
| Date | January 1965 |
| Creators | Bastien, Denis Jean-Marie. |
| Contributors | Bubar, J. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science. (Department of Agronomy. ) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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