Carbon isotope discrimination of tall fescue cultivars across an irrigation gradient

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 157-162

  Jensen, Kevin B ^a   Asay, Kay H ^a   Johnson, Douglas A ^a   Waldron, Blair L ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delta; Festuca arundinacea; Forage yield; Line source; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CULTIVAR; FORAGE; IRRIGATION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

FESTUCA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; POACEAE; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 2342477847     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P02-196     Document Type: Article

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