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| Web URL(s): | http://www.grassland.org.nz/publications/nzgrassland_publication_813.pdf
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| Author(s): | Easton, H. S.;
Pennell, C. G. |
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| Author Affiliation: | AgResearch Grasslands |
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| Title: | Breeding tall fescue for establishment vigour |
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| Meeting Info.: | Masterton, 26-29 October 1993 |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association. Vol. 55, 1993, p. 151-154. |
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| Publishing Information: | Wellington: New Zealand Grassland Association |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Festuca; Grasslands; Lolium perenne; Establishment; Comparisons
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Tall fescue(Festuca arundinacea Schreb.)has been shown to have great potential to supply quality forage through the summer in environments where the water regime limits performance of perennial ryegrass(Lolium perenne L.) The use of tall fescue seed in NZ has risen from almost none 15 years ago to about 200 tonnes today. However the further use of tall fescue is limited by the difficulty some farmers have in establishing it, particularly when performance is compared with perennial rye grass. Experience is generally that the widely used imported cultivar AU Triumph establishes more vigorously than the NZ cultivar Grasslands Roa. Tall fescue breeding at AgResearch Grasslands has in the past 10 years concentrated on improving the vigour of the establishment, while maintaining the excellent standard of forage quality achieved with Roa. Data are presented indicating substantial progress, with breeding line families outperforming all control cultivars. However, further data suggest a strong effect of conditions of seed ripening and harvest on the vigour of seed when sown. Data comparing different field multiplications and comparing breeding families harvested in the field and in the glasshouse confirm this. Field sowings and more controlled nursery box experiments are described. The paper discusses implications for plant breeding method and for seed production." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 13 |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Easton, H. S., and C. G. Pennell. 1993. Breeding tall fescue for establishment vigour. Proc. N.Z. Grassland Assoc. 55:p. 151-154. |
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