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Author(s):Mazur, A. R.
Author Affiliation:Professor, Department of Horticulture, Clemson University
Title:Tall fescue breeding and variety development
Section:Breeding and variety development
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Source:Clemson University Turfgrass Program. April 1996, p. 82.
Publishing Information:SC: Clemson University
# of Pages:1
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Festuca arundinacea; Breeding; Breeding improvement; Breeding program; Disease resistance; Heat resistance; Heat stress; Cultivar improvement; Germplasm; Brown patch; Pythium
Geographic Terms:Piedmont Region, Southeastern United States
Abstract/Contents:Discusses a tall fescue breeding program designed to "develop cultivars that are adapted to the Piedmont Region of the Southeastern United States." States that "the currently used cultivars are extremely susceptible to heat stress and disease such as brown patch and Pythium blight." Results of the program are not included with the study but results cite that "a number of superior tall fescue clones were selected with dark green color, fine texture and disease resistance."
Language:English
References:0
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Mazur, A. R. 1996. Tall fescue breeding and variety development. Clemson Univ. Turfgrass Progr. p. 82.
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