Various adaptations of meadow forage grasses in response to temperature changes on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, China

• Published in: Plant growth regulation Vol. 88; no. 2; pp. 181 - 193
• Main Authors: Zhang, Chao, Zhang, Da-Wei, Deng, Xing-Guang, Tian, Zhi-Hui, Zou, Li-Juan, Li, Ming-Qun, Tang, Xiao-Ya, Li, Da-Xu, Zhang, Chang-Bing, Yan, Jia-Jun, Zhao, Wen-Ji, Liu, Bao-Hui, Bai, Shi-Qie, Lin, Hong-Hui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adaptability; Adaptation; Agriculture; alpine meadows; Biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; China; Climate change; Desertification; Ecosystems; energy; Environmental factors; Forage; forage grasses; Global warming; Grasses; Grasslands; Indigenous species; Introduced species; Life Sciences; Meadows; Original Paper; Phalaris arundinacea; Photosynthesis; Plant Anatomy/Development; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; roots; stems; temperature; Temperature effects; Tibetan Plateau; Qinghai China; Tibet; China; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Photoinhibition; Temperature changes; Forage grasses; Adaptability
• ISSN: 0167-6903; 1573-5087
• DOI: 10.1007/s10725-019-00499-x

Global warming is considered a pivotal environmental factor influencing the growth of meadow forage grasses and the balance of alpine meadow ecosystems, especially on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. The objective of this study was to evaluate the adaptability of introducing and restoring forage grass spe...