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Home Publications Forest Nursery Notes 2007 Winter Forest Nursery Notes 2007 Winter Forest Nursery Notes - New Nursery Literature Population and Environmental Effects on Seed Production, Germination, and Seedling Vigor in Western Wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii [Rydb.] A. Love)

Population and Environmental Effects on Seed Production, Germination, and Seedling Vigor in Western Wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii [Rydb.] A. Love)

Waldron, B. L., Robins, J. G., Jensen, K. B., Palazzo, A. J., Cary, T. J., and Berdahl, J. D. Crop Science 46:2503-2508. 2006.

Results indicated that seed production environment had little effect on western wheatgrass seed yield or seedling vigor and that it may be possible to breed for improvement in these traits by selecting among and within western wheatgrass populations.


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Author(s): Blair L. Waldron, Joseph G. Robins, Kevin B. Jensen, Antonio J. Palazzo, Timothy J. Cary, John D. Berdahl

Section: Diverse Species