EVALUATION OF AGRONOMIC TRAITS IN TISSUE-CULTURE - DERIVED PROGENY OFBIRDS-FOOT TREFOIL

Two newly selected Lotus corniculatus cultivars (Bokor and Zora), intr oduced recently as pasture legumes, were studied with respect to their in vitro regeneration capacity and field performance of R-1 regenerat es. Multiple buds were induced in callus tissues derived from apical b uds, petioles, leaf and cotyledon explants. The rooted regenerates, ac climated in a greenhouse, were fertile. Seeds from the R-1 generation were sown in the field and the plants found to be superior to controls in stem height and green mass production.