• A comparison of procedures for evaluating and selecting alfalfa landrace germplasm for tolerance to salinity 

      Pecetti, Luciano; Tlahig, Samir; Confalonieri, Massimo; Cornacchione, Monica; Hayek, Taoufik; Prieto Angueira, Salvador; Annicchiarico, Paolo (Wiley, 2024-05)
      In arid and semiarid regions, salinity may affect alfalfa (Medicago sativa) productivity and survival due to either cultivation on salt-affected soils or the use of salinized irrigation water. Exploiting germplasm evolved ...
    • Alfalfa genomic selection for different stress-prone growing regions 

      Annicchiarico, Paolo; Nazzicari, Nelson; Bouizgaren, Abdelaziz; Hayek, Taoufik; Laouar, Meriem; Cornacchione, Monica; Basigalup, Daniel Horacio; Monterrubio Martin, Cristina; Brummer, Edward Charles; Pecetti, Luciano (Wiley, 2022-10)
      Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) selection for stress-prone regions has high priority for sustainable crop–livestock systems. This study assessed the genomic selection (GS) ability to predict alfalfa breeding values for ...
    • Analysis of DNA Extraction Protocols for Transgenic Events Determination in Alfalfa 

      Paz, Florencia Agustina; Parellada, Eduardo Alberto; Coria, María Sumampa; Mondino, Mario Hugo; Palma, Gustavo Adolfo; Cornacchione, Monica (California Alfalfa & Forage Association, Estados Unidos, 2022-11)
      Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is one of the main forage crops in Argentina. The unclear introduction of GE glyphosate-resistant alfalfa seeds, caused contamination in different production areas, affecting the purity of the ...
    • Performance of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) populations to salinity stress under field condition in a semiarid environment 

      Cornacchione, Monica; Prieto Angueira, Salvador (Centro Regional Córdoba, INTA, 2021-09)
      The identification and evaluation of an alfalfa population with improved salinity tolerance on the field would provide some tools for dealing with salt stress. Screening populations in the field is difficult due to the ...
    • Salinity Effects on the Performance of Alfalfa Populations in a Semiarid Environment of Argentina 

      Cornacchione, Monica; Prieto Angueira, Salvador (California Alfalfa & Forage Association, Estados Unidos, 2022-11)
      Salinity decreases agricultural productivity. Saline waters and soils are spreading around the world; currently with the increasing drought and irrigation water scarcity, the salinity effect get worse, mainly in arid and ...