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"Annual" and "perennial" are terms that come up often in the plant world, and grasses are no exception. Knowing the ...
If your lawn looks a little sad by the end of the summer, perk it up with this reliable type of turfgrass that will add ...
There's no greater eyesore than a lush, green lawn dotted with bald, patchy spots. Discover which grass seed blend will have holes filled in a matter of days.
Autumn is the perfect season to give your lawn a fresh start. Cooler temperatures, consistent rainfall, and reduced weed ...
Anyone living somewhere with a cool and mild climate such as the Pacific Northwest probably knows the beauty of a lush green perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) lawn. Homeowners love this grass ...
A friend of mine asked me if they could plant ryegrass instead of fescue for their lawn. They haven’t had much luck with fescue, and somebody had recommended perennial ryegrass as a substitute that ...
The goal of plant breeding is to effectively and efficiently select for the best phenotypes leading to the development of improved cultivars. The objectives for this review are to describe and ...
PERENNIAL RYEGRASS (Lolium perenne) has been present in southeast Australia for many years with a range of new cultivars or types introduced in more recent years. It is a vital pasture on many ...
The quality and nutritional value of Irish perennial ryegrass has an important bearing on the economy. Our extensified grass-based farming methods, which are responsible for the food industry’s green ...
A research team discovered that drought preconditioning accelerates tiller bud initiation and outgrowth in perennial ryegrass plants. This study revealed that mild drought stress followed by ...
Whole-genome sequences established for model and major crop species constitute a key resource for advanced genomic research. For outbreeding forage and turf grass species like ryegrasses (Lolium spp.) ...