Sustainable use of Genetic Diversity in Forage and Turf Breeding

Grasslands and Forage Crops in France: Context and Stakes. Consequences for Breeding.- Genetic resources.- A State of the Art of Germplasm Collections for Forage and Turf Species.- Empirical Niche Modelling of the Spontaneous Diversity of Forage and Turf Species to Improve Collection and Ex Situ Conservation.- The Genetic Diversity of Fine-Leaved Fescue (Festuca L.) Species in Lithuania.- Plant Collection in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan for Forage Improvement in Australia.- Effect of Light Quality and Quantity on Leaf Growth in Lolium perenne L..- Genetic Variation in Lowland Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.).- Morphological and Molecular Diversity of Branching in Red Clover (Trifolium pratense).- Genotypic Differences in Symbiotic N2 Fixation of Some Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Genotypes.- Physiological and Genetic Diversity in Rhizobium sullae from Morocco.- Genetic Diversity in Tall Fescue Using AFLP Markers.- What are the Cellular Components Underlying the Genetic Diversity of Leaf Growth in Lolium perenne L.?.- Evaluation and Utilization of Morphological Variation in a Medicago truncatula Core Collection.- Genetic Diversity in a Collection of Lucerne Populations from the Mediterranean Basin Evaluated by SSR Markers.- Drought Survival of Some Perennial Grasses in Moroccan Rainfed Conditions: Agronomic Traits.- Drought Survival of Some Perennial Grasses in Moroccan Rainfed Conditions: Eco-physiological Traits.- Forage and Seed Yield Components in Four French Landraces of Grass Pea (Lathyrus sativus L.).- Development of Melilotus siculus – A New Salt and Waterlogging-tolerant Annual Fodder Legume Species for Mediterranean-type Climates.- Domestication of New Mediterranean Annual Pasture Legumes.- The Population Genetic Structure of Diploid Medicago sativa L. Germplasm.- Characterization and Preliminary Evaluation of Hedysarum coronarium L. Ecotypes in Mediterranean Environment.- Phenotypic Assessment of Variability in Tillering and Early Development in Ryegrass (Lolium spp.).- Agronomic Evaluation of Moroccan Ecotypes of Tall Fescue.- The Czech Core Collection of Trifolium repens L..- Towards an Enhanced Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources in Grass Breeding by Characterization and Evaluation Trials.- Genetic changes in grassland and turf communities.- Ecological and Population Genetic Concepts for Creating New Varieties.- Selection of Spaced Plants of Perennial Ryegrass in Association with White Clover.- Determination of Botanical Composition in Multispecies Forage Mixtures by Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy.- Investigating the Competition for Water and the Depth of Water Extraction in Multispecies Grasslands Using 18O Natural Abundance.- Botanical and Genetic Change in Grass-clover Based Systems.- Plasticity Versus Selection in Morphological Evolution of Populations. A Case Study of Lolium perenne L. Mini-swards.- The Contribution of Hybrid Ryegrass (Lolium x hybridum Hausskn) to Dry Matter Yield in Mixtures with Perennial Ryegrass.- Characterisation of Variation in Condensed Tannin Levels and Persistence in Lotus spp..- Test and Selection of Festuca/Lolium Specific Markers for Festulolium Genetic Investigations.- Forage Production of Grasslands Composed by One, Two or Three Varieties of Perennial Ryegrass.- Genetic progresses to meet end-users’ expectations.- Genetic Gain in Agronomic Value of Forage Crops and Turf: A Review.- Review of the Protocols Used for Assessment of DUS and VCU in Europe – Perspectives.- Modelling Adaptive Responses Across Agricultural Environments as a Prerequisite for Identifying Adaptive Traits and Plant Ideotypes.- Evaluation of Drought Tolerance Variability in Mediterranean Alfalfa Cultivars in the Field Under Moroccan Conditions.- Field Resistance of Festuca Rubra Varieties to Red Thread (Laetisaria Fuciformis).- Change in Agronomic Performance of Lolium perenne and Lolium multiflorum Varieties in the Past 40 Years Based on Data from Belgian VCU Trials.- Impact of Four Decades of Breeding on Molecular Differentiation Between Forage and Turf Cultivars of Lolium Perenne.- Chemical Composition of the First Cut of Forage Ryegrass (Lolium) Species.- Variability and Correlative Relations of Important Traits for Red Clover (Trifolium pratense L.) Half Sib progenies.- Genetic Diversity Within and Among Alfalfa Varieties for Some Traits.- Genetic Improvement in Ryegrass (Lolium perenne) from Turf and Forage Breeding Over the Four Past Decades.- The EUCARPIA Multi-Site Rust Evaluation – Results 2007.- Dry Matter Production and Nutritive Value of Perennial Ryegrass Cultivars Collection.- Variability and Correlation Between the Seed Yield, Seed Yield Components and Quality of Alfalfa Seed.- Influence of Forage Species, Cultivar and Cut on Lipid Metabolism During the Ensiling Process.- Variability of the Rumen Escape Protein and Fatty Acid Composition of Grass and Clover Species and Cultivars.- Comparison of Different Low-Input Lignocellulosic Crops as Feedstock for Bio-ethanol Production.- Occurrence of Colletotrichum trifolii (Bain et Essary), the Inducer of Alfalfa Anthracnose in Serbia.- Resistance of Red Clover to Broad Spectrum of Sclerotinia trifoliorum.- Molecular biology and biotechnologies for an appropriate management and creation of genetic diversity.- Marker-assisted Selection in Forage Crops and Turf: A Review.- Allelic Diversity for Candidate Genes and Association Studies: Methods and Results.- Polyploidization and Gene Expression in Medicago sativa.- Characterization of Dehydrin Variants Linked to Freezing Tolerance in Alfalfa at the DNA and Post-transcriptional Levels.- The Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequence of Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) Reveals Useful Polymorphisms Among European Ecotypes.- Exploring the Potential for Translational Genomics Approaches in Forage Legumes: Regions of Highly Conserved Microsynteny Between White Clover and Medicago truncatula Revealed by BAC Sequencing.- Plant Transcription Factors as Novel Molecular Markers for Legumes.- From a Model to a Crop Species: Constans is Involved in Aerial Morphogenesis of Lucerne.- QTL for Water Use Efficiency in Alfalfa.- QTL Mapping of Aluminum Tolerance in Tetraploid Alfalfa.- DArTFest – A Platform for High-Throughput Genome Profiling Within the Festuca – Lolium Complex.- Vegetative Plant Height QTLs in Elite Perennial Ryegrass Material.- Genotyping Unknown Genomic Terrain in Complex Plant Genomes.- Fine Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci for Biomass Yield in Perennial Ryegrass.- Testing a QTL Index for Marker Selection of Water-Soluble Carbohydrate Content in Perennial Ryegrass.- Dissecting Festulolium Chromosome 3 to Locate Rooting and Drought Resistance Traits.- Functional Analysis of Genes Involved in Cell Wall Biosynthesis of the Model Species Brachypodium distachyon to Improve Saccharification.- Identification of Genes Induced in Lolium multiflorum by Bacterial Wilt Infection.- Identification of QTLs Associated with Morphological and Agronomic Traits in White Clover (Trifolium repens L.).- Type and structure of varieties to better exploit genetic diversity.- Festulolium Hybrids: Results, Limits and Prospects.- Creation of Heterotic Groups and Hybrid Varieties.- Enhancing the Adaptation to Italian Environments of Egyptian Lucerne Germplasm for Exploitation as a Component of Free-hybrids.- F1² Performance of Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass on the Basis of the Composition of a Synthetic Variety.- Seed Yield of New Festulolium Varieties Bred from F. Arundinacea Var. Glaucescens.- Production of Self-Fertile Interspecific Hybrids Between Lolium temulentum × Lolium multiflorum.- Introgression of Novel Traits into White Clover (Trifolium repens L.) from Related Trifolium Species.- Studies on the Expression of Exogenous CBF4 Gene in Transgenic Wheatgrass.- Heterotic Response from a Diallel Analysis between Alfalfa Cultivars of Different Geographic Origin.- Using Bulk-Hybrids for Breeding Adapted Genotypes of Subterranean Clover.- Fiber Content and Plant Development in Festulolium.- Identification of Heterotic Patterns in Perennial Ryegrass.