Selecting for drought tolerance among Australian green couch grasses (Cynodon spp.)

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1175-1183

  Zhou, Yi ^a   Lambrides, Chris ^a   Kearns, Ryan ^a   Ye, Changrong ^a   Cao, Ninh ^a   Fukai, Shu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bermuda grass; Ecotypes; Grass; Turf; Water deficit

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOMASS; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECOTYPE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GRASS; OSMOSIS; SANDY SOIL; SOIL TYPE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SURVIVORSHIP; WATER RESOURCE; WILD POPULATION;

CYNODON DACTYLON; POACEAE;

EID: 71049191438     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP09172     Document Type: Article

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