ISSN:
1365-2494
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Populations of Lolium spp., Dacrylis spp., and Phleum, each based on two or more cultivars, were subjected to three managements and iwo nitrogen levels. Rapid changes i n population structure occurred in response lo agronomic selection pressures and some cultivars were eliminated from the swards in less than four years, even though they were able to persist for longer periods when sown separately. The frequency and method of defoliation, time of nitrogen application, and edaphic factors produced changes i n the proportion of the cultivar subgroups in the populations, and there were indications of differential survival within cultivars. The results are discussed in relation to the utilization of cultivars in mixtures and the selective action of biotic and edaphic factors.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2494.1964.tb01162.x
