Table S1 Mean, range and standard deviation of the quantitative traits measured in parent genotypes Denmark and DGI007 and their F2 progeny Trait a (mapping population 92S05) Denmark DGI007 Progeny Range Mean (SD) Range Mean (SD) Range Mean (SD) σ2 FC (% of dry matter.) 0 - 0.05 0.02 (0.025) 0.15 - 0.4 0.25 (0.077) 0 - 0.8 0.1 (0.151) 0.023 GC (% of d.m.) 0.9 - 2.35 1.62 (0.373) 0.65 - 1.55 1.27 (0.259) 0.5 - 2.7 1.53 (0.369) 0.136 BAC (% of d.m.) 0.65 - 1.05 0.85 (0.111) 0.65 - 1.05 0.82 (0.094) 0.55 - 1.3 0.83 (0.127) 0.016 DF (days) b 132 - 144 139 (3.6) 88 - 103 97 (4.9) 94 - 162 116 (13.9) 193 SH (% hard seed)c 0 - 23 14.2 (7.36) 13 - 59 39.5 (13.1) 0 - 62 22.9 (15.3) 235 PC (1 – 9) d 1 - 7-8 7.69 (0.461) 1-8 4.48 (2.6) 6.74 PS (1 – 9) e 4-6 4.23 (0.576) 1 - 1-5 2.42 (1.09) 1.18 HS (1 – 9) f 1-2 1.15 (0.361) 5-6 5.31 (0.461) 1-6 4.1 (1.23) 1.51 HP (1 – 9) f a 1 - 4-6 5.08 (0.474) b Days to first flowering from an early May sowing in Perth, Australia. Percent hard seed after 16 weeks in a diurnally fluctuating 15/60 oC temperature cabinet. d 1-9 rating scale, from no pigmentation (1) to whole calyx tube pigmented (9). e f 3.35 (1.26) Formononetin (FC), genistein (GC), biochanin A (BAC), days to first flowering (DF), pigmentation of calyces (PC) and stipules (PS), hairiness of stipules (HS) and peduncles (HP), and hardseededness (SH). c 1-5 1-9 rating scale from no pigmentation (1) to whole stipule pigmented (9). 1-9 rating scale from glabrous (1) to strongly hairy (9). . 1.59 Table S2 Mean, range and standard deviation of the quantitative traits measured in parent genotypes Woogenellup and Daliak and their F2 progeny (mapping population 92S80) Trait a Woogenellup Daliak Progeny Range Mean (SD) Range Mean (SD) Range Mean (SD) σ2 FC (% of dry matter.) 0.25 - 0.95 0.55 (0.24) 0.25 - 0.95 0.66 (0.199) 0.05 - 1.75 0.63 (0.352) 0.124 GC (% of d.m.) 1.1 - 1.95 1.71 (0.22) 0.45 - 0.95 0.69 (0.317) 0.3 - 2.15 1.1 (0.289) 0.083 BAC (% of d.m.) 0.55 - 0.85 0.73 (0.08) 0.3 - 0.55 0.44 (0.085) 0.3 - 1.8 0.73 (0.214) 0.046 DF (days) b 122 - 133 126 (2.6) 96 - 108 102 (3.4) 110 - 156 126 (8) 64.3 SH (% hard seed)c 0 - 40 11.6 (12.1) 29 - 60 48.55 (9.04) 0 - 66 (12.5) 18.66 (14) 195 PC (1 – 9) d 1 - 8-9 8.92 (0.276) 1-9 6.2 (3.02) 9.15 HS (1 – 9) e 1 - 3-5 4.5 (0.645) 1 – 6 (1.72) 1.94 (1.69) 2.87 a Formononetin (FC), genistein (GC), biochanin A (BAC), days to first flowering (DF), pigmentation of calyces (PC) and stipules (PS), hairiness of stipules (HS) and peduncles (HP), and hardseededness (SH). b Days to first flowering from an early May sowing in Perth, Australia. c Percent hard seed after 16 weeks in a diurnally fluctuating 15/60 oC temperature cabinet. d 1-9 rating scale, from no pigmentation (1) to whole calyx tube pigmented (9). e 1-9 rating scale, from glabrous (1) to strongly hairy (9). Table S3 Summary of SSR marker polymorphisms between T. subterraneum populations 92S05 and 92S80 Marker name RCS NMSa 1 438 92S05 92S80 Source NPMb NALc PRd (%) NPM NAL PR (%) Species Sequences Reference 298 395 20.6 365 438 25.4 Trifolium EST & (Sato et al., 2005) & Isobe et al. pratense genomic (unpublished observations) TPSSR 26 9 9 34.6 8 8 30.8 T. pratense genomic (Kölliker et al., 2001) WCS 1 091 172 188 15.8 212 222 19.4 T. repens EST Isobe et al. (unpublished observations) ats 30 4 9 13.3 6 11 20 T.repens genomic (Barrett et al., 2004) prs 21 5 8 23.8 4 7 19 T. repens EST (Barrett et al., 2004) AI, AJ, AL, 36 6 6 16.7 12 12 33.3 AW, BE, BF, Medicago EST (Sledge et al., 2005) BAC (Sledge et al., 2005) EST (Julier et al., 2003) truncatula BG, BI, MTBA MT1 2 2 2 100 1 1 50 M. truncatula MTIC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. truncatula Total a 2 646 496 Number of markers screened b Number of polymorphic markers c Number of amplified loci 617 18.7 608 699 22 d Polymorphic ratio Table S4 PCR programs used in segregation analysis in the 92S05 population and their corresponding amplified markers PCR program Details Amplified markers SSR Flo1 5 min of initial denaturation cycle followed by first 30 cycles RCS, WCS of 94°C for 30 s, 52°C for 45 s and 72°C for 90 s, then 8 cycles of 94°C for 30 s with annealing temperature of 53°C for 45 s and 72°C for 90 s followed by a final extension for 10 min at 72°C (Bandelj et al., 2004) . SSR Flo2 5 min of initial denaturation cycle followed by first 15 cycles RCS, WCS, ats, of 94°C for 30 s, 53°C for 45 s and 72°C for 100 s, with prs 0.33°C decrease in annealing temperature per cycle, then 30 cycles of 94°C for 30 s with constant annealing temperature (53°C) for 45 s and 72°C for 90 s followed by a final extension for 10 min at 72°C. SSR Flo3 5 min of initial denaturation cycle followed by first 21 cycles RCS, WCS, ats of 94°C for 30 s, 53°C for 45 s and 72°C for 90 s, with 0.33°C decrease in annealing temperature per cycle, then an extension of 72°C for 5 min, after that another 30 cycles of 94°C for 30 s with constant annealing temperature (53°C) for 45 s and 72°C for 90 s followed by a final extension for 10 min at 72°C. SSR Flo4 5 min of initial denaturation cycle followed by first 30 cycles RCS, WCS of 94°C for 30 s, 51°C for 45 s and 72°C for 90 s, then an extension of 72°C for 5 min, after that another 8 cycles of 10 94°C for 30 s with constant annealing temperature (53°C) for 45 s and 72°C for 90 s followed by a final extension for 10 min at 72°C. 11 Table S5 SSR markers with polymorphisms at more than one locus in F2 progeny of T. subterraneum populations 92S05 and 92S80 Number of Number of markers Marker name 44 RCS0894, RCS2088, RCS1325, RCS3976, RCS6010, amplified loci 2 RCS2202, RCS3862, RCS6069, RCS6448, RCS4886, RCS6272, RCS1632, RCS5324, RCS5058, RCS3226, RCS6563, RCS5303, RCS0783, RCS4747, RCS4813, RCS1868, RCS0796, RCS1746, RCS4736, RCS0824, RCS0831, RCS2481, RCS2850, RCS1234, RCS4695, RCS6014, RCS6625, RCS2164, RCS4626, RCS2149, RCS2883, RCS3192, WCS0328, WCS0670, WCS1212, WCS1376, WCS1322, WCS1249, WCS1824 3 19 RCS1499, RCS4479, RCS2052, RCS5569, RCS2882, RCS5288, RCS5549, RCS3159, RCS0889, RCS5603, RCS7210, RCS1668, RCS2866, RCS2829, RCS4642, RCS4606, WCS1662, WCS0677, WCS0029 4 12 RCS3171, RCS1630, RCS0861, RCS0967, RCS1411, RCS3279, RCS2325, RCS3013, RCS3232, RCS1787, RCS6394, prs279 5 3 RCS1518, RCS5211, WCS0062 6 2 RCS6249, ats003 12