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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Dowie, Carlene |
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| Author Affiliation: | Associate Editor, Turf Craft International |
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| Title: | Breeders told to develop drought-tolerant grasses |
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| Section: | Irrigation and water management
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| Source: | Turf Craft International. Vol. 74, September/October 2000, p. 42, 44. |
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| Publishing Information: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Agricultural Publishers Pty. Ltd. |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Water use; Breeding improvement; Drought resistance; Futures; Choice of species; Water management; Water conservation; Ecotypes; Cultivar improvement
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses water use becoming "the dominant issue worldwide in the turf industry, just as the use of herbicides and pesticides had been the major issue of the past 20 years" and the increased need for drought resistant grasses. States that "turfgrass plant breeders had failed to produce truly drought-tolerant varieties as they had not focused on the critical parts of the plants" leading to "a lot of hype from breeders and companies about their plants, but most...paying only lip service to producing drought-tolerant plants." Also discusses the need to "identify ecotypes within species that were most drought tolerant." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Breeding for Drought
Other items relating to: Disasters - Drought |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Dowie, C. 2000. Breeders told to develop drought-tolerant grasses. Turf Craft Int. 74:p. 42, 44. |
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