Plant breeding for improved production in annual ryegrass

Ecology, Production, and Management of Lolium for Forage in the USA

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 1-14

  Nelson, L R ^a   Phillips, T D ^b   Watson, C E ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual ryegrass; Barley yellow dwarf virus; Crown rust; Forage production; Plant breeding; Ryegrass blast; Seedling diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102769830     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2135/cssaspecpub24.c1     Document Type: Chapter

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