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 11, 2011. 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 February 28, 2012. Transplanted into the field (SF-2) on April 9, 2012. Grown inside of cages for controlled pollination by insects. David Brenner and Samuel Flomo.