Seed yield of three Bromus species native to western Canada

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 551-555

  May, K W ^a   Willms, W D ^b   Stout, D G ^c   Coulman, B ^c   Fairey, N A ^c   Hall, J W ^c  

^a Ag Quest Inc   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bromus sp.; Dactylis glomerata; Meadow bromegrass; Orchard grass; Smooth bromegrass

Indexed keywords

GRASS; NATIVE SPECIES; SEED PRODUCTION; YIELD;

CANADA;

BROMUS; BROMUS ANOMALUS; BROMUS CARINATUS; BROMUS CILIATUS; BROMUS INERMIS; BROMUS RIPARIUS; BROMUS SECALINUS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; POACEAE;

EID: 0033370903     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P98-116     Document Type: Article

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