Stress tolerance and persistence of perennial grasses: The role of the summer dormancy trait in temperate Australia

Crop Science

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2405-2411

  Nie, Zhongnan ^a,b   Norton, M R ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Industry and Innovation NSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LOLIUM; POACEAE;

EID: 70749102618     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2009.06.0320     Document Type: Article

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