Table 1 The Italian ryegrass varieties registered by the National Forage Varieties Approval Committee (China)
No | Variety | Pedigree | Breeding organization |
|---|---|---|---|
YC | Yancheng | The germplasm introduced to China by the United States in 1946 were bred by mixed selection on coastal tidal flats | Agricultural Science Research Institute of Jiangsu Coastal Area |
JT | Jivet | Plant Breeders Rights (breeding origin: unknown) | DLF Trifolium |
ABD | Aubade | A Plant Variety Protection variety bred in the Netherlands | Imperial Valley Milling Co., USA |
TG | Tetragold | Plant Breeders Rights (breeding origin: unknown) | Barenbrug, USA |
BD | Abundant | Plant Breeders Rights (breeding origin: unknown) | DLF International Seeds |
AGS | Angus No.1 | Plant Breeders Rights (breeding origin: unknown) | DLF International Seeds |
GX | Ganxuan No.1 | Breeding variety from Dutch variety Burke by doubling and radiation mutagenesis | Jiangxi Animal Husbandry Technology Extension Station |
DBR | Double Barrel | Plant Breeders Rights (breeding origin: unknown) | DLF International Seeds |
SNF | Shangnong Tetraploid | Mixed selection of Oregon grown varieties imported from the United States after salt stress and radiation treatments | Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Agriculture and Biology |
LTT | Blue Heaven (‘Lan Tian Tang’ in Chinese Pinyin) | Plant Breeders Rights (breeding origin: unknown) | Jacklin seed by Simplot |
CJT | Changjiang No.2 | The offspring of the variety Ganxuan No.1 and Aubade mixed planting and open pollination were bred through multiple mixed selections | Sichuan Agriculture University |