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The de-domestication of Ornithopus sativus Brot. to develop cultivars with physical dormancy (hardseed)
Grass and forage science, Vol.79(3), pp.366-380
2024
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Abstract
Ornithopus sativus Brot. (French serradella) is a forage legume that is well adapted to acidic coarse textured soils (sands) which are characterized by poor nutrition and an inability to retain water. During the process of domestication of O. sativus, there was an unintentional loss of seed physical dormancy (PY) thus compromising its self-regeneration after a cropping interval. Through mass screening of seed, we identified for the first time that heritable sources of PY exist in three populations of O. sativus. This rare genetic material was then incorporated into suitable genetic backgrounds of differing maturity through targeted hybridization. We demonstrated that the heritability of PY was dominant in the population of 97ZAF5sat but inconsistently recessive in the population of cv. Emena. Flowering time was variable in each source population, with a large variation in time to emergence of first flowers (95-175 days). Selection for early flowering maturity was heritable and stable. F-6 generations selected for PY in different maturity classes were then evaluated in situ to establish whether PY would allow a proportion of seeds to survive in the soil through consecutive seasons exposed to a Mediterranean climate. The breeding lines FHS3, 7 and 23 remained dormant, thus viable, in the soil for up to 3 years, indicating the likelihood that O. sativus with PY could survive and persist in a ley farming system. The de-domestication program in O. sativus has resulted in commercially successful cultivars (most recently cv. Fran(2)o) suited to sustainable dryland agriculture in a Mediterranean climate.
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- Title
- The de-domestication of Ornithopus sativus Brot. to develop cultivars with physical dormancy (hardseed)
- Authors/Creators
- Robert J. Harrison - Murdoch UniversityBradley J. Nutt - Murdoch UniversityRonald J. Yates - Murdoch University, School of Agricultural SciencesBelinda F. Hackney - Select Carbon, Brisbane, Qld, AustraliaJohn G. Howieson - Murdoch University, School of Agricultural Sciences
- Publication Details
- Grass and forage science, Vol.79(3), pp.366-380
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- Department of Agriculture, Australian Government Murdoch University Council of Australian University Librarians
- Identifiers
- 991005866285407891
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Agricultural Sciences; Food Futures Institute
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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