@article{MAKHILLJAVA201312194291,
    title = {Different Fall Dormancy Levels No Effected on Yields of Alfalfa in Northeast China},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {12},
    number = {19},
    pages = {1498-1503},
    year = {2013},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2013.1498.1503},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2013.1498.1503},
    author = {Zhang,Chen,Shang,Han,Zhu,Di and},
    keywords = {Alfalfa varieties,fall dormancy levels,DM yield,FD varieties,Runner},
    abstract = {Due to the relationship between Fall Dormancy (FD) and the yield potential 
  of alfalfa, varieties with contrasting FD levels has not been determined in 
  the Northeast regions with cold Winters. This study was conducted with 17 varieties 
  of five FD levels (2-6) over 3 consecutive years to determine the relationship 
  of annual total Dry Matter (DM) yields with FD levels. The results showed that 
  all the five FD varieties survived over the Winter without any persistency problems 
  during the three production years. The greatest average DM yield of 7.93 Mg/ha/year 
  was achieved with Runner (FD2) while the smallest yields were found in Defi 
  (FD5). There were no differences in annual DM yields of varieties among FD levels 
  2-5. DM yields for some of the dormant, semidormant and non-dormant varieties 
  were also the greatest and notable yield differences (p<0.05) were found 
  among the same FD varieties whereas overall annual total DM yields were not 
  correlated with FD levels. The data suggest that different fall dormancy levels 
  no effected on yields of alfalfa in Northeast China and FD level should not 
  be used as the main criteria for alfalfa variety improvement and/or introduction 
  of new varieties in the cold regions such as Northeast China.}
    }