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New Grasses: Drought-resistant strains of perennials developed for dry range lands
Author
G. L. StebbinsAuthor Affiliations
G. L. Stebbins, Jr., is Professor of Genetics, University of California College of Agriculture, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 4(9):5-10. DOI:10.3733/ca.v004n09p5. September 1950.
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Abstract
New strains and species of drought-resistant perennial forage grasses—capable of competing with annual weeds more successfully than any species now existing—may be produced.
Stebbins G. 1950. New Grasses: Drought-resistant strains of perennials developed for dry range lands. Hilgardia 4(9):5-10. DOI:10.3733/ca.v004n09p5
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