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Research Project:
IMPROVED PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR PASTURES AND RANGELANDS IN THE TEMPERATE SEMIARID REGIONS OF THE WESTERN U.S.
Location:
Forage and Range Research
Project Number: 5428-21000-006-00
Project Type:
Appropriated
Start Date: Oct 16, 2002
End Date: Oct 15, 2007
Objective:
Acquire, characterize and breed native and introduced range and pasture plants that are environmentally sustainable and meet the needs of conservation, restoration, renovation and reclamation of semiarid rangelands and pastures in the western U.S.
Approach:
Research and collections will quantify biodiversity and expand the availability of genetically diverse plants. Plants will be characterized and their desirable traits identified through use of physiological, biochemical, ecological, molecular, and genetic approaches. New molecular and cytogenetic approaches will be developed and used to identify and characterize genetic identity, genetic traits and mechanisms needed to improve efficiency of genetic enhancement and plant improvement. Selection, breeding, and evaluation of plant materials will result in plant releases with enhanced traits for seed germination, seedling vigor, competition with weeds, rhizome development, cool-temperature growth, reducing wildfires, salinity and drought tolerance, and forage quality and yield.
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