Promising native forage options for semi-arid prairies of western Canada

Khanal, N.; Schellenberg, M.P.; Biligetu, B.; Coulman, B.E.

Promising native forage options for semi-arid prairies of western Canada

dc.contributor.author	Khanal, N.
dc.contributor.author	Schellenberg, M.P.
dc.contributor.author	Biligetu, B.
dc.contributor.author	Coulman, B.E.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-07-19T02:31:28Z
dc.date.available	2018-07-19T02:31:28Z
dc.date.issued	2016-03-15
dc.description.abstract	There is growing interest in native plant species for their use as forage, pasture, energy crop, and as land reclamation and revegetation materials. This article reports the results of population improvement work on northern wheatgrass (NWG), purple prairie clover (PPC), white prairie clover (WPC) and plains rough fescue (PRF) carried out at Swift Current Research and Development Centre - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Substantial selection differential were achieved in all species in terms of growth vigour, plant health, biomass and seed yield in all species. This suggests ample scope for selection gain for the desirable traits. Seed shattering is one of the challenges facing the domestication and commercialization of these native plant species.	en_US
dc.description.version	Non-Peer Reviewed
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10388/8790
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Soils and Crops Workshop
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/	*
dc.subject	Ecovar	en_US
dc.subject	northern wheatgrass	en_US
dc.subject	purple prairie clover	en_US
dc.subject	white prairie clover	en_US
dc.subject	plains rough fescue	en_US
dc.title	Promising native forage options for semi-arid prairies of western Canada	en_US
dc.type	Poster Presentation	en_US