Table 1 Number of generations, offspring distribution and number of terminal and orphan lines for seven Trifolium species at the Margot Forde Germplasm Centre, New Zealand
From: Pedigree analysis of pre-breeding efforts in Trifolium spp. germplasm in New Zealand
Species | Number of generations | Offspring distribution | Number of accessions with offspring | Non zero average offspring range | Non zero average offspring | Number of orphan lines | Number of terminal lines | Year of entry of the first accession |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. ambiguum | 0–2 | 0–122 | 6 | 2–122 | 39 | 42 (5.2%) | 765 (94.0%) | 1962 |
T. arvense | 0–1 | 0–5 | 4 | 1–5 | 2 | 32 (36.4%) | 52 (59.1%) | 1962 |
T. dubium | 0–2 | 0–25 | 31 | 1–25 | 1 | 24 (11.2%) | 160 (74.8%) | 1956 |
T. hybridum | 0–2 | 0–7 | 27 | 1–7 | 1 | 66 (18.1%) | 270 (74.2) | 1955 |
T. medium | 0–1 | 0–39 | 14 | 1–13 | 5 | 5 (4.5%) | 93 (83.0%) | 1939 |
T. subterraneum | 0–3 | 0–3 | 13 | 1–2 | 1 | 225 (47.6%) | 235 (49.7%) | 1956 |
T. repens x T. occidentale | 0–3 | 0–65 | 75 | 1–32 | 6 | 732 (49.7%) | 1054 (71.6%) | 2015 |