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Grass Varieties in the United States [Paperback]

US Departement of Agriculture (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 1566701937 | ISBN-13: 978-1566701938 | Publication Date: July 19, 1995 | Edition: 1

This user-friendly handbook is a working guide to the status of named and experimental grasses available for use in the United States. It provides physical descriptions and status profiles of grass varieties, including turf grass varieties. The handbook also contains maps and descriptions of Land Resources Regions and Plant Hardiness Zones that assist in the understanding of plant adaptation areas. Whenever available, the information in the handbook includes:

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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: CRC-Press; 1 edition (July 19, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1566701937
ISBN-13: 978-1566701938
Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,997,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Important cool-season bunchgrass from Siberia. Read the first page

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old turf areas, generation synthetic cultivar, advanced generation synthetic, good turf performance, seed yield potential, excellent seedling vigor, mature plant height, turf trials, persistent turf, surface mine revegetation, range reseeding, permanent turf, good seedling vigor, genotypic recurrent selection, good forage yields, good summer performance, more open sod, season turf areas, good turf quality, subsequent progeny testing, excellent turf quality, improved summer performance, mowing qualities, polycross progeny tests, attractive dark green color

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Intended Use, Method of Breeding, Plant Materials Center, Agriculture Canada, New Jersey, Research Station, International Seeds Inc, Great Plains, Lofts Seed, Post Falls, Pure Seed Testing, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Los Lunas, Seed Research of Oregon, British Columbia, Jacklin Seed Company, Rutgers University, Plant Science Research Division, New Mexico, Pickseed West Inc, Plant Products Division, Canada Department of Agriculture, University of Florida, Riverbend Ave, Mommersteeg International

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