Some differences between eight grasses within the Lolium-Festuca complex when grown in conditions of severe water shortage

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-65

  Wilman, D ^a   Gao, Y ^a,b   Leitch, M H ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FESCUE; GRASS; HYBRID; RYE GRASS;

DROUGHT TOLERANCE; GRASS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPARISON;

UK, WALES;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FESTUCA PRATENSIS; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0031864377     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1998.00106.x     Document Type: Article

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