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Soluble carbohydrate content of ryegrass cultivars

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: A set of 18 ryegrass cultivars and breeders' lines, some selected for elevated concentrations of high molecular weight fructan, were compared for forage composition in mown row trials at two sites, in Canterbury and Manawatu. Cultivars varied significantly and consistently, with cultivars selected for elevated high molecular weight fructan showing consistently higher concentrations of these and total soluble carbohydrate, and lower concentrations of crude protein. Keywords: fructan, soluble carbohydrates, protein metabolism, forage quality, ryegrass breeding, cultivars

Source: Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association

DOI: 10.33584/jnzg.2009.71.2745

Authors: H.S. Easton, A.V. Stewart, T.B. Lyons, M. Parris, S. Charrier

Institutions: AgResearch, PGG Wrightson Seeds (New Zealand)

Language: English

Topic: Pasture and Agricultural Systems

Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: AgResearch