Evaluation of recurrent selection for drought tolerant tall fescue (<i>Festuca arundinacea</i>) using rain‐out shelters

Selection for Persistence in Endophyte-Free Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue

itiveness of Kentucky 31 tall fescue (Bouton et al., 1993a; Hill et al., 1991; West et al., 1993). However, cattle ‘Kentucky 31’, released in 1943, remains the most widely used tall grazing forage from most E tall fescue cultivars suffer fescue cultivar (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.). The fungal endophyte, Neotyphodium coenophialum (Morgan-Jones & Gams.) Glenn, from fescue toxicity (Buckner, 198...

selection for drought tolerance base on root characters and anti-oxidative enzymes in tall fescue

this research was conducted to evaluate the effect of mild and intense drought stresses on root traits and some anti-oxidative enzymes and to identify drought tolerant genotypes in tall fescue. twenty-four genotypes were assessed under three levels of moisture regime (control, mild and intense drought stresses) according to a factorial experiment based on a completely randomized design with thr...

Sampling the Genetic Diversity of Tall Fescue Utilizing Gamete Selection

Tall Fescue Toxicosis

widely used forage crop. It is insect and nematode resistant, tolerates poor soil and climatic conditions well and has a long growing season. Unfortunately, tall fescue also has a downside. Most tall fescue in the state is infected with a fungal endophyte, Neotyphodium coenophialum (formerly called Acremonium coenophialum) that is toxic to animals. Tall fescue was brought to this country from E...

Study of Traits Related to Yield, Drought Tolerance, Summer Dormancy, and Post-Drought Recovery in Tall Fescue

This study was performed to investigate the effects of drought stress on agronomic traits, post-drought recovery, and survival of tall fescue genotypes in the Research Farm of the Isfahan University of Technology located in Lavark, Najafabad, central Iran. In this study, 67 tall fescue genotypes, including three groups of the early, medium, and late in terms of flowering were studied. All genot...