LegumePlus will generate new knowledge for breeding Sainfoin & Birdsfoot Trefoil cultivars. Research has highlighted differences in traits exhibited by various cultivars. The project will identify useful cultivars using DNA markers and gene sequencing to locate beneficial traits. Sowing and co-planting methods will be studied to develop agronomic practices for plant establishment and N fixation.
Scientific Articles/Findings
Die Erhaltung der Esparsette (Onobrychis viciifolia) Schlussbericht 2007-2010 (Conservation of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) genetic resources, final reportr 2007-2010)
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 2007 (Conservation of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) genetic resources, intermediate report for 2007)
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)
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)
ART, Switzerland - Beat Boller and Eric Schweizer AG, Project NAP (Swiss National Action Plan for the Preservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources)
Establishment and production of common sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.) in the UK. 1. Effects of sowing date and autumn management on establishment and yield
Z. Liu, G. P. F. Lane and W. P. Davies The Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
EST-SSR cross-amplification and genetic similarity in Onobrychis genus. Genet Resour Crop Evol 2012. 59, 253-260
Ignacio Delgado, Jose Valderrabano, Ana Wunsch.
Genetic characterisation of a collection of sainfoin
CITA
Molecular Markers for Phylogenetics of Onobrychis Species
NIAB - Christine Hayot, Ilya Gadjev, Lydia Smith and Terry Brown
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.
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.
Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) for Screening Sainfoin Germplasm
Reading University - Martin-Lorenzo M, Hayot C, Stringano E, Falco-Sales L, Smith L, Barnes R, Oliver J, Brown R H, Mueller-Harvey I
PhD Thesis: SAINFOIN (ONOBRYCHIS VICIIFOLIA), A FORAGE LEGUME WITH GREAT POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AN INSIGHT ON ITS MORPHOLOGICAL, AGRONOMICAL, CYTOLOGICAL AND GENETIC CHARACTERISATION
NIAB - Christine Hayot
Phylogenetic characterisation of Onobrychis species with special focus on the forage crop Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. Genet Resour Crop Evol 2012, 59, 1777–1788.
Christine Hayot Carbonero, Franck Carbonero, Lydia M. J. Smith,Terence A. Brown
Pictures demonstrating some typical varietal differences between Sainfoin accessions
CITA
Pre-Breeding and Development of Sainfoin (Onobychis vicifolia)
NIAB - Christine Hayot, Ilya Gadjev, Guillaume Barbier and Lydia MJ Smith
Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia): a beneficial forage legume. Plant Genet. Res.: Util. Charact. 2011, 9, 70-85.
Hayot Carbonero, C., Mueller-Harvey, I., Brown, T.A, Smith, L.
