The value of germplasm nurseries in selecting species for field evaluation

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 957-969

  Snowball, R ^a,b   D'Antuono, M F ^a   Cohen, B J ^a   Gajda, K ^a   Bennett, R ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian native; Dorycnium hirsutum; evaluation; herb; herbage productivity; Kennedia prostrata; legume; Lespedeza juncea var. sericea; Lotononis bainesii; novel germplasm; pasture; perennial; plant introduction; Sanguisorba minor; survival.

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FARMING SYSTEM; FIELD METHOD; FORAGE; GERMPLASM; HERB; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEGUME; NATIVE SPECIES; NURSERY GROUND; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PASTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEED; SELECTION; SHRUB; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

DORYCNIUM HIRSUTUM; KENNEDIA PROSTRATA; LESPEDEZA; LOTONONIS BAINESII; SANGUISORBA; SANGUISORBA MINOR;

EID: 78650158168     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP10126     Document Type: Article

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