Genotypic variation among sites within eleven Australian native grasses

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 70-84

  Waters, C M ^a   Melville, G J ^a   Grice, A C ^b  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Ecotypes; Local provenance; Native grasses

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GRASS; NATIVE SPECIES; REVEGETATION;

AUSTRALIA;

POACEAE;

EID: 0141906863     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ03006     Document Type: Article

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