Abstract:
There are 13 genus and 1 variation of Medicago L.in China,of which 6 genus are mainly cultivated.They are M.falcata L.,M.ruthenica(L.) Trautv.,M.hispida Gaertn,M.lupulina L,some annual alfalfa and M.sativa L,which is planted and distributes the most widely.By now 36 alfalfa have been officially recognized,of which there are 17 local breeds,17 domestic fostered breeds,1 introduced breeds and 1 wild breed.Based on their geographic distributions and characteristic analysis,it turns out to be 6 planting regions for China's cultivated alfalfa,7 ecological types for local breeds and 5 fostered types for domestic fostered breeds,while the introduced breeds are quite diverse.They are not only of great significance to the future alfalfa-fostered work,but also make very good sense for the industrialization of alfalfa in China.
Key words:
Medicago L,
Local breed,
Domestic fostered breed,
Introduced breed,
Geographic distribution
CLC Number:
ZHANG Li-jun, BAI Zhan-xiong, GUAN Wen-bin, WANG Bang. Geographic Distributions of Cultivated Alfalfa in China[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2005, 20(S1): 99-103. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2005.S1.026.