Carbohydrates in Germination Salt Tolerant and Non-Salt Tolerant Alfalfa Seed
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1990-09Keywords
Agriculture -- ArizonaGrain -- Arizona
Forage plants -- Arizona
Alfalfa -- Arizona
Alfalfa -- Breeding
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Alfalfa which is extremely salt tolerant during germination has been developed by researchers at the University of Arizona Carbohydrates were analyzed in the original parental gemiplasm 'Mesa- Sirsa' and Cycle₅Syn₂ and Cycle₈Syn₂ seed to determine why this seed could germinate in extremely saline conditions. Raffinose and sucrose were both significantly higher in the salt -tolerant germplasm compared to the parental germplasm; however, the magnitude increase of these free sugars was not sufficient to explain the increased ability of the seed to absorb water in a stress environment. The galactomannan content was not different among the alfalfa germplasms.Series/Report no.
370084Series P-84