Prioritisation of novel pasture species for use in water-limited agriculture: A case study of Cullen in the Western Australian wheatbelt

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-100

  Bennett, R G ^a   Ryan, M H ^a   Colmer, T D ^a   Real, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Australian native plants; Climate change; Climate niche modelling; Cullen; DOMAIN; Novel crops; Perennial pasture legumes; Selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GERMPLASM; HERB; HERBARIUM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEGUME; PASTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PRIORITIZATION; SELECTION; WEED; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA;

CULLEN AUSTRALASICUM; CULLEN PATENS;

EID: 79951554470     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-010-9567-3     Document Type: Article

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