Agronomic performance and water-soluble carbohydrate expression of selected ryegrasses at two locations in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-57

  Hume, D E ^a   Hickey, M J ^a   Lyons, T B ^a   Baird, D B ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Crown rust; Dry matter yields; Lolium boucheanum syn. Lolium hybridum; Lolium perenne; New Zealand bred; Persistence; Puccinia coronata; United Kingdom bred; Water soluble carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BREEDING; CARBOHYDRATE; CULTIVAR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DRY MATTER; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GRASS; HYBRID; PERENNIAL PLANT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYPLOIDY; SEASONALITY; SOLUBILIZATION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; YIELD;

NEW ZEALAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM BOUCHEANUM; LOLIUM HYBRIDUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; PUCCINIA CORONATA;

EID: 79959719213     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288231003606344     Document Type: Article

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