Study of Diversity for Yield and Quality Traits in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and Determination of the Best Population for Cultivation in Dryland Farming in Iran

Subject Areas : Biodiversity

Mohsen Farshadfar ¹ , Mehdi Kakaei ² , Yaser Salehabadi ³ , Zahra Baghaeifar ⁴ , Ali ashraf Jaffari ⁵

1 - Department of Agriculture, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Agriculture, payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of toxicology and pharmacology, faculty of pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
4 - Department of Biology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
5 - Professor of plant breeding. Reaserch Institute of Forestry and Rangland,

Received: 2020-07-22 Accepted : 2021-05-22 Published : 2022-01-01

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