Claim · model-written summary
Alfalfa shows high thermal plasticity, with low base temperature, high maximum temperature and wide thermal range.
- Taxon
- Medicago sativa
Medicago sativae4 - Outcome
- thermal plasticitye4
- Direction
- highe4
- Qualifier
- low minimum (base) temperature ( T b ), high maximum temperature ( T m ), and wide thermal rangese4
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Verbatim
e4“Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ), yellow medick ( Medicago falcata ), and erect milkvetch ( Astragalus adsurgens ) demonstrated high thermal plasticity, characterized by low minimum (base) temperature ( T b ), high maximum temperature ( T m ), and wide thermal ranges”
Title
Mengyao Shi; Yumeng Hu; Ruoxi Jia; et al. Frontiers in Plant Science 2026. doi:10.3389/fpls.2026.1754589
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- Method / resource The intersected-lines model predicts the cardinal temperatures of the ten forage legumes better than the other tested models, with lower RMSE and higher R².
- Association Germination percentage and speed are low at hot and cold temperatures outside 15-25°C in forage legumes.
- Observation Forage legume species show significant variation in thermal requirements for germination.
- Observation Yellow medick shows high thermal plasticity, with low base temperature, high maximum temperature and wide thermal range.
- Observation Erect milkvetch shows high thermal plasticity, with low base temperature, high maximum temperature and wide thermal range.
- Observation Sweet clover has the lowest optimum temperature and T m thresholds, preferring cooler thermal regimes.
- Observation Lespedeza potaninii is thermophilic, with higher optimum temperature and T m thresholds.
- Observation White clover is thermophilic, with higher optimum temperature and T m thresholds.
- Observation Vicia species are best adapted to moderate thermal environments.
- Observation Red clover is best adapted to moderate thermal environments.
- Association Germination speed-related parameters are more sensitive to temperature fluctuations than germination percentage.
- Association No significant relationship exists between cardinal temperatures and germination parameters.