Flowering propensity of two New Zealand perennial ryegrass cultivars originating from different ecotypes

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 129-137

  Bahmani, I ^a   Thom, E R ^a   Matthew, C ^b   Lemaire, G ^c  

^a Dexcel Limited   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Ellett; Grasslands Ruanui; Grazing; Latitude; Lolium perenne; Nitrogen; Reproductive tillers; Ryegrass; Vegetative tillers

Indexed keywords

ECOTYPE; FLOWERING; GRASS; GRAZING; LATITUDE; TURNOVER;

NEW ZEALAND;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE;

EID: 0036768373     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2002.9513502     Document Type: Article

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