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Regeneration of Plants from Protoplasts of Lolium (Ryegrasses) and Festuca (Fescues)

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Plant Protoplasts and Genetic Engineering III

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 22))

Abstract

Pasture grass is the natural food for herbivorous domestic animals and the single most important crop in temperate regions in terms of land area. Much of this is natural grassland but the Festueeae tribe, which includes the Festuca-Lolium complex, contains most important grasses sown in cultivated grassland and for amenity use (Table 1).

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Dalton, S.J. (1993). Regeneration of Plants from Protoplasts of Lolium (Ryegrasses) and Festuca (Fescues). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Plant Protoplasts and Genetic Engineering III. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 22. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78006-6_5

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