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Collection and morphological characterization of Panicum coloratum L. in Argentina
- Published 2013 in Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
Abstract
Panicum coloratum (Poaceae) is a perennial grass native to South Africa, distributed all over the world, but poorly adopted by ranchers in Argentina. Adapted to a wide range of soil and climatic conditions, it constitutes a good forage resource for zones with edaphic and climatic restrictions, where cattle rising activities are here displaced. The high… (More)
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Fig. 4 Adult plants of P. coloratum growing in the collection at INTA Rafaela a var. coloratum; b var. makarikariense; c leaf of var. coloratum (left) and var. makarikariense (right) showing prominent white midrib; d culms of var. coloratum, rhizomes not developed (left) and of var. makarikariense with knotty or