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Evaluation Of Bromegrass Introductions For Forage Yield And Quality, Kenneth P. Vogel
Evaluation Of Bromegrass Introductions For Forage Yield And Quality, Kenneth P. Vogel
Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis Leyss.) is one of the most important cool-season forage grasses in the United States and Canada. Further improvement in this grass by breeding depends on identifying sources of genetic variability for forage yield and quality. Since smooth bromegrass is an introduced species, foreign introductions are an obvious source of genetic variability. This study evaluated 49 smooth bromegrass introductions for forage yield and quality as measured by in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) and protein content and compared them with the cultivar 'Lincoln'. Evaluated in a separate study and reported here were eight meadow bromegrass ( …