Carbohydrate dynamics during reproductive growth and seed yield limits in perennial ryegrass

Field Crops Research

Volumn 112, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 182-188

  Trethewey, J A K ^a   Rolston, M P ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apparent translocation; Lolium perenne L.; Seed yield; Water soluble carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; FORAGE; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; MONOCOTYLEDON; REPRODUCTION; TRANSLOCATION;

LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE;

EID: 67349203968     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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