Pattern analysis of the diversity of morphological plant attributes and herbage yield in a world collection of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) germplasm characterised in a summer moisture stress environment of Australia

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 289-300

  Jahufer, M Z Z ^a   Cooper, M ^a   Harch, B D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding; Genetic diversity; Moisture stress; Multivariate analysis; Stolon attributes; Trifolium repens; White clover

Indexed keywords

CROP BREEDING; GERMPLASM COLLECTION; MOISTURE STRESS; MORPHOLOGY; WHITE CLOVER;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, GLEN INNES;

FABACEAE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0030739534     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008692629734     Document Type: Article

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