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Publication Type:
| Professional |
Author(s): | Moore, K. K. |
Author Affiliation: | Grasslands Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research |
Title: | The term "cultivar" |
Source: | Sports Turf Review. Vol. 112, December 1977, p. 157. |
Publishing Information: | Palmerston North, N.Z.: NZ Turf Culture Institute |
# of Pages: | 1 |
Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the term "cultivar," stating that it is "synonymous with the old term 'agricultural variety.'...A cultivar may be defined as an assemblage of cultivated individuals distinguished by morphological (external shape), cytological (cellular) or other characters significant for the purpose of agriculture and horticulture." Emphasizes that the correct name for a cultivar is "the earliest legitimate name available." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Moore, K. K. 1977. The term "cultivar". Sports Turf Rev. 112:p. 157. |
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