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Publication Date

1989

Location

Nice France

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.

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Forage Grass Plant Modification Through Tissue Culture, Haploids and Doubled Haploids

Nice France

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.