Perennial grain cropping systems provide many beneficial attributes for the environment as compared to their annual analogues . Perennial crops are more resource-use efficiency and contribute less to soil erosion. The domestication of the perennial Intermediate Wheatgrass (IWG) for grain and forage production is being developed and a semi-commercial variety is currently used (i.e. Kernza®) in USA and Canada. However, the effect(s) of domestication on the
Perennial grain cropping systems provide many beneficial attributes for the environment as compared to their annual analogues . Perennial crops are more resource-use efficiency and contribute less to soil erosion. The domestication of the perennial Intermediate Wheatgrass (IWG) for grain and forage production is being developed and a semi-commercial variety is currently used (i.e. Kernza®) in USA and Canada. However, the effect(s) of domestication on the
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Sade Lab
Nir Sade (Ph.D.)
School of Plant Sciences and Food Security,
The Institute for Cereal Crops Improvement, Room 215.
Tel-Aviv University,
Israel 69978.
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