Long-term grazing effects on genetic variability in mountain rough fescue

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 637-642

  Fu, Yong Bi ^a   Thompson, Don ^b   Willms, Walter ^b   Mackay, Mairi ^c  

^a SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

AFLP; Cattle grazing; Festuca campestris; Genetic diversity; Native grass

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; GRASS; GRAZING; POPULATION GENETICS; RANGELAND;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ANSER SP.; BOS TAURUS; FESTUCA CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 29344449654     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/05-032R2.1     Document Type: Article

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