Persistence and Yield Stability of Intersubspecific Alfalfa Hybrids
Heathcliffe Ridaya,* and
E. Charles Brummerb
a U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-ARS, Madison, WI 53706 b Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
Fig. 1. Medicago sativa subsp. sativa (sativa), M. sativa subsp. falcata (falcata), and sativa x falcata hybrid dry matter yield (plant1) from 1998 to 2002 at two Iowa locations (Ames and Nashua).
Fig. 2. Medicago sativa subsp. sativa (sativa), M. sativa subsp. falcata (falcata), and sativa x falcata hybrid persistence (%) from 1998 to 2002 at two Iowa locations (Ames and Nashua).