Evaluating drought resistance in germplasm of meadow fescue

Euphytica: International Journal of Plant Breeding

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 401-411

  Thomas, Henry ^a   Dalton, Susan J ^a   Evans, Clive ^a   Chorlton, Kenneth H ^a   Thomas, Ian D ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accessions; drought resistance; Festuca pratensis; heritability; Lolium perenne; meadow fescue; osmotic stress; Festulolium

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA; LOLIUM PERENNE; SCHEDONORUS PRATENSIS;

EID: 84950377343     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00037125     Document Type: Article

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