Biomass Production and Lodging Resistance in ‘Leaf Star’, a New Long-Culm Rice Forage Cultivar

Biomass production and lodging resistance in the new long-culm forage cultivar ‘Leaf Star’, developed using a precise evaluation method for lodging resistance, were evaluated by comparing these properties with those of its parents and recently improved forage rice cultivars. Leaf Star had a higher b...

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Main Authors: Taiichiro Ookawa, Kenichi Yasuda, Hiroshi Kato, Makoto Sakai, Maina Seto, Kaoruko Sunaga, Takashi Motobayashi, Seisyu Tojo, Tadashi Hirasawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Plant Production Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.13.58