Areas of Research
Partners:
Plant Breeding
Research to find new varieties
The Healthy Hay project set out to collect as many different types of Sainfoin as possible. 360 accessions were collected and of these 170 were planted for further evaluation. 40, which showed promise, were selected from the field for evaluation by the other partners. Further categorisation was carried out including molecular characterisation.
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Scientific Articles/Findings
Establishment and production of common sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.) in the UK. 1. Effects of sowing date and autumn management on establishment and yield
Article posted on 9th Aug 2011
Z. Liu, G. P. F. Lane and W. P. Davies The Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
Die Erhaltung der Esparsette (Onobrychis viciifolia) Zwischenbericht 2007 (Conservation of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) genetic resources, intermediate report for 2007)
Article posted on 3rd Aug 2011
ART, Switzerland - Beat Boller and Eric Schweizer AG, Project NAP (Swiss National Action Plan for the Preservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources)
Die Erhaltung der Esparsette (Onobrychis viciifolia) Zwischenbericht 2008 Conservation of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) genetic resources, intermediate report for 2008)
Article posted on 3rd Aug 2011
ART, Switzerland - Beat Boller and Eric Schweizer AG, Project NAP (Swiss National Action Plan for the Preservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources)
Die Erhaltung der Esparsette (Onobrychis viciifolia) Zwischenbericht 2009 (Conservation of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) genetic resources, intermediate report for 2009)
Article posted on 3rd Aug 2011
ART, Switzerland - Beat Boller and Eric Schweizer AG, Project NAP (Swiss National Action Plan for the Preservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources)
Die Erhaltung der Esparsette (Onobrychis viciifolia) Schlussbericht 2007-2010 (Conservation of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) genetic resources, final reportr 2007-2010)
Article posted on 3rd Aug 2011
ART, Switzerland - Beat Boller and Eric Schweizer AG, Project NAP (Swiss National Action Plan for the Preservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources)
PhD Thesis: SAINFOIN (ONOBRYCHIS VICIIFOLIA), A FORAGE LEGUME WITH GREAT POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AN INSIGHT ON ITS MORPHOLOGICAL, AGRONOMICAL, CYTOLOGICAL AND GENETIC CHARACTERISATION
Article posted on 28th Jul 2011
NIAB - Christine Hayot
Pictures demonstrating some typical varietal differences between Sainfoin accessions
Article posted on 28th Jul 2011
CITA
Pre-Breeding and Development of Sainfoin (Onobychis vicifolia)
Article posted on 28th Jul 2011
NIAB - Christine Hayot, Ilya Gadjev, Guillaume Barbier and Lydia MJ Smith
Molecular Markers for Phylogenetics of Onobrychis Species
Article posted on 28th Jul 2011
NIAB - Christine Hayot, Ilya Gadjev, Lydia Smith and Terry Brown
Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) for Screening Sainfoin Germplasm
Article posted on 27th Jul 2011
Reading University - Martin-Lorenzo M, Hayot C, Stringano E, Falco-Sales L, Smith L, Barnes R, Oliver J, Brown R H, Mueller-Harvey I
Morphology, tannin concentration and forage value of 15 Swiss accessions of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.) as influenced by harvest time and cultivation site. Grass Forage Sci.in press.
Article posted on 27th Jul 2011
ALP and ART, Switzerland - Azuhnwi, B. N., B. Boller, M. Martens, F. Dohme-Meier, S. Ampuero, S. Günter, M. Kreuzer, and H. D. Hess. 2011.