Factors affecting the genetic diversity of Lotus corniculatus in the Hemi-boreal zone of Baltic States and their agronomical implications
Journal: Frontiers in Plant Science
Year: 2026

Bird's-foot trefoil (BFT) is an underutilized perennial legume of increasing importance for sustainable agriculture in Europe, particularly within the Hemi-boreal zone of the Baltic states. It is a resistant, symbiosis-forming, and abiotic stress resistance making it a nitrogen-fixing soil, high potential of biodiversity conservation, pasture restoration, and low input farming systems. Yet, molecular genetic investigations of BFT with systematic investigations populations, of Lithuania, of Latvi