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Ecological and Agronomic Evaluation of Dactylis glomerata subsp. lobata

Ecological and Agronomic Evaluation of Dactylis glomerata subsp. lobata

Authors :
E. Norkevičienė
B. Butkutė
V. Kemešytė
G. Petrauskas
A. Balsevičius
Source :
Breeding Grasses and Protein Crops in the Era of Genomics ISBN: 9783319895772
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Springer International Publishing, 2018.

Abstract

Widening of ecological adaptation of forage grasses (including tolerance of climatic stresses, enhancement of genetic resistance to pests and diseases, expansion of geographical adaptability) warrant exploration and utilization of wild relatives of a wide range of species. This study set out to investigate the ecological characteristics of Dactylis glomerata subsp. lobata and to compare its agronomic traits and yield with those of the most common and economically valuable species of the genus, D. glomerata subsp. glomerata. The current study revealed that D. glomerata subsp. lobata is less productive than D. glomerata subsp. glomerata. Though, D. glomerata subsp. lobata agrobiological characteristics suggest that it might be a valuable genetic resource for forage production.

Details

ISBN :
978-3-319-89577-2
ISBNs :
9783319895772
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Breeding Grasses and Protein Crops in the Era of Genomics ISBN: 9783319895772
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........98b45e1dd41301199c180c9af1833cac
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89578-9_10