Characterization of phenotypic diversity, yield and response to drought stress in a collection of Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Kunth) accessions

Field Crops Research

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-72

  Ponsens, J ^b   Hanson, J ^a   Schellberg, J ^b   Moeseler, B M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agronomic evaluation; Chloris gayana; Drought stress; Morphological characterization; Rhodes grass; Tropical forage grass

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ARID REGION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; DRY MATTER; GENOTYPE; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; TROPICAL REGION; YIELD RESPONSE;

ETHIOPIA;

CHLORIS GAYANA;

EID: 77956881167     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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