Controlled freezing as an indirect selection method for field winterhardiness in turf-type perennial ryegrass

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 811-816

  Waldron, B L ^a   Ehlke, N J ^b   Vellekson, D J ^b   White, D B ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC REGULATION; PLANT BREEDING; RYE GRASS; STRESS TOLERANCE; WINTER;

EMBRYOPHYTA; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 0031865951     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800030032x     Document Type: Article

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