Name:     Norman L. Taylor, Professor

Address:  Department of Agronomy
          N222 Agricultural Sci. Bldg. North
          University of Kentucky
          Lexington, KY 40546-0091

Phone:    606-257-5785 (office), 606-323-1952 (fax)

E-Mail:   NTAYLOR@CA.UKY.EDU

Research Interests:

     Breeding and genetics of forage legumes, especially clovers (Trifolium); interspecific
hybridization of clovers, and curator of the genus Trifolium.  The primary objective of the
program is to breed forage legume cultivars with greater longevity for hay, pasture, and
soil conservation, that are adapted to Kentucky conditions.  Materials that have been 
released include:  red clover, Trifolium pratense L.; two cultivars, Kenland and Kenstar 
and many germplasms; kura clover, T. ambiguum L.; one cultivar Rhizo, released  
cooperatively with the Plant Introduction Service, USDA; an interspecific hybrid, 
T. ambiguum x T. repens, two germplasms; zigzag clover, T. medium L., two germplasms; 
and crimson clover (T. incarnatum), one germplasm. 
Cultivars being bred include a non-pubescent red clover that is faster-drying, and less 
dusty than current cultivars, and a more vigorous and higher-yielding kura clover.  Plant 
collection effects include formal exploration for clovers in Romania and Yugoslavia, and 
USA (California,Washington, and Oregon).  Informal collections include those in New Zealand, 
Scotland, Australia, Greece, Turkey, Sweden, and Norway.  As a result of these and 
collections via correspondence with other gene banks, the Kentucky Trifolium collection 
now numbers about 260 taxa, and are included in GRIN(CLO).  These activities are recorded 
in over 100 refereed and journal papers, 16 book chapters, two books (Clover Science and 
Technology (editor) and Red Clover Science) (co-author with K.H. Quesenberry), and 
numerous experiment station, extension, public service publications and over 100 abstracts 
of papers presented at meetings.

Teaching: None at present; formerly taught:
     AGR 510 Pastures and Harvested Forages
     AGR 406 Plant Breeding
     AGR 736 Phylogeny of Cultivated Plants


Recent Publications:
     
Taylor, N.L.  1995.  Registration of three genetic marker stocks for red clover: TP-RC, 
     T.P-LS and TP-MC.  Crop Sci. 35:1241.

Taylor, N.L.  1995.  Characterization of the United States germplasm collection of 
     zigzag clover  (Trifolium medium L.).  Genet. Res. Crop Evol. 42:43-47.

Taylor, N.L. and S.A. Ghabrial.  1995.  Registration of 19-L38-1472, a powdery mildew 
    and virus resistant genetic stock of red clover.  Crop Sci. 35:1721.

Taylor, N.L., S.A. Ghabrial, G.A. Pederson, and M.R. McLaughlin.  1995.  Quantification 
     of yield benefits from incorporation of virus resistant white clover germplasm in 
     grass-legume systems.  Plant Dis. 79:1057-1061.

Taylor, N.L. and R.R. Smith.  1995.  Red Clover.  In Barnes, R.E., D. Miller, and C. J. 
     Nelson (eds.).  Forages, the Science of Grassland Agriculture.  Vol 1, 5th Edit.  
     Iowa State Press,  Ames, IA.

Taylor, N.L., J.M. Gillett, J.J. N. Campbell, and Sandra Berger.  1994.  Crossing and
     morphological relationships among native clovers of eastern North America.  Crop 
     Sci. 34:1097-1100.

Taylor, N.L. and P.L. Cornelius.  1994.  Influence of recurrent selection for flowering on
     flowering and seed yields in kura clover.  Euphytica 72:9-14.

Anderson, J.A., N.L. Taylor, and E.G. Williams.  1991.  Cytology and fertility of the 
     interspecific hybrid Trifolium ambiguum x T. repens and backcross populations.  
     Crop Sci. 31:683-687.

Taylor, N.L., C.M. Rincker, C.S. Garrison, R.R. Smith, and P.L. Cornelius.  1991.  
     Effect of seed multiplication regimes on genetic stability of Kenstar red clover.  
    Jour. Appl. Seed Prod.  8:21-27.

Taylor, N.L., R.R. Smith, and J.A. Anderson.  1990.  Selection in red clover for 
     resistance to northern anthracnose.  Crop Sci. 30:390-393

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