Evaluation location: Iowa, United States
Biennial and annual Melilotus grown for seed increase at the NCRPIS in Ames, IA. Started in germination boxes on October 9, 2009. Flowering was delayed by cutting back the plants and keeping them cool at 4 degrees C., in short daylengths. Talen to a short-day growth chamber on March 2, 2010. Transplanted into the field (N-11) on April 13, 2010. Grown inside of cages for controlled pollination by insects. These are the same plants as scored for seedling stem color in: AMA.MEL.2009.FALL.SEEDLING.COLOR David Brenner and Samuel Flomo.