Seed variation among annual ryegrass cultivars in south-eastern USA and the relationship with seedling vigour and forage production

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 305-311

  Venuto, B C ^a,c   Redfearn, D D ^b   Pitman, W D ^c   Alison, M W ^c  

^a Louisiana State University AgCenter   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual ryegrass; Forage production; Italian ryegrass; Lolium multiflorum; Seedling vigour

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FORAGE; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING; VIGOR;

UNITED STATES;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM;

EID: 0036991133     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.2002.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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