selection for drought tolerance base on root characters and anti-oxidative enzymes in tall fescue

Study of Traits Related to Yield, Drought Tolerance, Summer Dormancy, and Post-Drought Recovery in Tall Fescue

This study was performed to investigate the effects of drought stress on agronomic traits, post-drought recovery, and survival of tall fescue genotypes in the Research Farm of the Isfahan University of Technology located in Lavark, Najafabad, central Iran. In this study, 67 tall fescue genotypes, including three groups of the early, medium, and late in terms of flowering were studied. All genot...

Selection for Persistence in Endophyte-Free Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue

itiveness of Kentucky 31 tall fescue (Bouton et al., 1993a; Hill et al., 1991; West et al., 1993). However, cattle ‘Kentucky 31’, released in 1943, remains the most widely used tall grazing forage from most E tall fescue cultivars suffer fescue cultivar (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.). The fungal endophyte, Neotyphodium coenophialum (Morgan-Jones & Gams.) Glenn, from fescue toxicity (Buckner, 198...

the effect of drought preconditioning on increasing drought stress tolerance in two turfgrass creeping bentgrass and tall fescue

drought preconditioning (dp) is a method of irrigation with low frequency and longer duration, to extend the root system and suppress drought damage in plants. in the present study, the effect of dp for 30 days on increasing tolerance to drought stress in two turfgrass species, creeping bentgrass (agrostis stolonifera cv.palustris) and tall fescue (festuca arundinacea cv. greystone) was investi...

Tall Fescue Toxicosis

widely used forage crop. It is insect and nematode resistant, tolerates poor soil and climatic conditions well and has a long growing season. Unfortunately, tall fescue also has a downside. Most tall fescue in the state is infected with a fungal endophyte, Neotyphodium coenophialum (formerly called Acremonium coenophialum) that is toxic to animals. Tall fescue was brought to this country from E...

Sampling the Genetic Diversity of Tall Fescue Utilizing Gamete Selection

Insights into the Drought and Heat Avoidance Mechanism in Summer-Dormant Mediterranean Tall Fescue

Summer dormancy is an evolutionary response that some perennial cool-season grasses adopted as an avoidance strategy to escape summer drought and heat. It is correlated with superior survival after severe summer droughts in many perennial grass species originating from Mediterranean environments. Understanding the genetic mechanism and environmental determinants of summer dormancy is important ...