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Breeding for Grass Seed Yield

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Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses

Part of the book series: Handbook of Plant Breeding ((HBPB,volume 5))

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Seed yield is a trait of major interest for forage and turf grass species and has received increasing attention since seed multiplication is economically relevant for novel grass cultivars to compete commercially.

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Boelt, B., Studer, B. (2010). Breeding for Grass Seed Yield. In: Boller, B., Posselt, U.K., Veronesi, F. (eds) Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses. Handbook of Plant Breeding, vol 5. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0760-8_7

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