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Somatic Embryogenesis in Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.)

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Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed II

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 31))

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The genus Dactylis comprises a small and systematically rather isolated group in the tribe Festuceae of the grass family (Stebbins and Zohary 1959). The best known and most economically important species is Dactylis glomerata L., commonly referred to as “orchardgrass” in the United States and as “cocksfoot” in Europe, especially in the British Isles. It is a cool-season forage grass grown for both pasture and hay. Although it is a native of Europe, it has existed in North America for more than 200 years (Jung and Baker 1985).

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  1. Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Tennessee, 37901-1071, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    B. V. Conger

  2. Department of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design, University of Tennessee, 37901-1071, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    R. N. Trigiano

  3. Central Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, I.F.A.S., 5336 University Avenue, Leesburg, Florida, 34748, USA

    D. J. Gray

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Conger, B.V., Trigiano, R.N., Gray, D.J., McDaniel, J.K. (1995). Somatic Embryogenesis in Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed II. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 31. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78643-3_7

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