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Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) and Its Hybrids

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Crops II

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 6))

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Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) is the predominant cool-season grass in the United States of America, occupying an estimated 12 to 14 million ha (Buckner and Bush 1979). Its primary use is as pasture to support ruminant livestock production.

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  1. USDA-ARS, Coastal Plains Research Center, P.O. Box 3039, 29502, Florence, SC, USA

    M. J. Kasperbauer

  2. USDA-ARS, Grass and Turf Research, Lexington, KY, 40546, USA

    R. C. Buckner

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  1. New Friends Colony, A-137, 110065, New Delhi, India

    Y. P. S. Bajaj

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Kasperbauer, M.J., Buckner, R.C. (1988). Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) and Its Hybrids. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Crops II. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73520-2_20

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