Publication Date
1989
Description
Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) is a widely-grown cool-season forage grass (Buckner and Bush, 1979). It is windpollinated and generally selfsinfertile. Plants are highly heterozygous and improvement through conventional breeding is very slow. Therefore, use of tissue culture, haploids and doubled haploids offers an approach to accelerate the genetic improvement.
Citation
Kasperbauer, M J., "Forage Grass Plant Modification Through Tissue Culture, Haploids and Doubled Haploids" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 70.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session3b/70
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Forage Grass Plant Modification Through Tissue Culture, Haploids and Doubled Haploids
Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) is a widely-grown cool-season forage grass (Buckner and Bush, 1979). It is windpollinated and generally selfsinfertile. Plants are highly heterozygous and improvement through conventional breeding is very slow. Therefore, use of tissue culture, haploids and doubled haploids offers an approach to accelerate the genetic improvement.
