Salt stress tolerance in native Alberta populations of slender wheatgrass and alpine bluegrass

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Plant Science
• Main Authors: Acharya, S. N., Darroch, B. A., Hermesh, R., Woosaree, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1992
• Subjects: Poa alpina
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjps92-094; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.4141/cjps92-094

Alpine bluegrass [Poa alpina L.] and slender wheatgrass [Elymus trachycaulus (Link.) Gould ex Shinners] accessions from alpine and subalpine regions of the Canadian Rocky Mountains and eastern foothills were tested for tolerance to salinity stress. Accessions with higher emergence (%) than salt-tole...