Photosynthetic characteristics of perennial ryegrass and red rescue turf-grass cultivars

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 267-274

  Van Huylenbroeck, J M ^a   Lootens, P ^b   Van Bockstaele, E ^a  

^a Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

^b Dept of Crop Husb/Ecophysiology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATHING; FESTUCA RUBRA; GROWTH REGULATION; LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEX; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT;

FESTUCA RUBRA; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE;

EID: 0033200080     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1999.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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