Frost resistance of the New Zealand narrow-leaved snow tussock grass, Chionochloa rigida

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 425-430

  Bannister, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chionochloa rigida; Frost resistance; Grass; New Zealand; Temperature; Tussock

Indexed keywords

FROST HARDINESS; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

CHIONOCHLOA RIGIDA; POACEAE;

EID: 22944488571     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2005.9512965     Document Type: Article

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