Genetic variation and selection for shoot and rhizome growth traits in a naturalized quackgrass population

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1697-1703

  Casler, M D ^a   Greub, L J ^b   Carlson, S K ^b   Collins, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CLONE; FORAGE YIELD; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; INBREEDING; INHERITANCE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GROWTH; STRESS TOLERANCE;

AGROPYRON REPENS; ELYMUS REPENS; ELYTRIGIA REPENS;

EID: 0032418981     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800060046x     Document Type: Article

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