Plant vigour at establishment and following defoliation are both associated with responses to drought in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

We have developed a new methodology to assess individual perennial ryegrass plant performance under moisture stress and identified QTLs associated with improved performance during drought in this important forage species.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hatier, Jean-Hugues B., Faville, Marty J., Hickey, Michael J., Koolaard, John P., Schmidt, Jana, Carey, Brandi-Lee, Jones, Chris S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4203121/