An assessment of variation in foothills rough fescue [Festuca campestris (Rydb.)] in southern Alberta

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 541-550

  May, K W ^a   Willms, W D ^b   Mengli, Z ^c   Lysyk, T J ^b  

^a Ag Quest Inc   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Foothills rough fescue; Genetic diversity; Southern Alberta

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC VARIATION; GRASS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION;

ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EMBRYOPHYTA; FESTUCA CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 0142039982     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P02-096     Document Type: Article

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