Summer dormancy in Dactylis glomerata L.: The influence of season of sowing and a simulated mid-summer storm on two contrasting cultivars

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 565-575

  Norton, M R ^a,b,c   Lelievre F ^a   Volaire, F ^a  

^a Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement   (France)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cocksfoot; Dehydrin; Drought; Orchardgrass; Pasture; Persistence

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; DORMANCY; DROUGHT; IRRIGATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENESCENCE; STORM;

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA;

EID: 33646824331     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR05237     Document Type: Article

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