De-hardening in contrasting cultivars of timothy and perennial ryegrass during winter and spring

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-48

  Jorgensen M ^a   Ostrem L ^a   Hoglind M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cultivar; De hardening; Frost tolerance; Hardiness; Perennial ryegrass; Timothy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVAR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FROST HARDINESS; GRASS;

LOLIUM PERENNE; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POACEAE;

EID: 77949882094     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2009.00718.x     Document Type: Article

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