Fertilization and defoliation frequency affect genetic diversity of Festuca pratensis Huds. in permanent grasslands

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1557-1567

  Kolliker R ^a   Stadelmann, F J ^a   Reidy, B ^a   Nosberger J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agronomic traits; Defoliation frequency; Fertilization; Festuca pratensis Huds.; Genetic diversity; RAPD

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMIC TRAIT; CULTIVAR; DEFOLIATION; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIANCE; GRASSLAND; PLANT GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

FESTUCA PRATENSIS;

EID: 0031760076     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00486.x     Document Type: Article

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