Planning for next year. Have question.

[angie1]

Looking through seed catalog, trying to plan crop for next year and have a question about an orchard grass description.
The sentence says "It reaches 50% anthesis approximately 4 days later then Potomac, and 5 days earlier than Pennlate"
What does anthesis mean?

Next question ~ sentence says "The 8 parent clones of Icon were selected on the basis of NRS quality data, plus poly-cross progeny data for high forage and seed yield."
I understand all but "NRS" and can't find it referenced in catalog.
What does NRS stand for?

Thanks for your help!

 

[dun]

Don;t know about NRS but here's the definition of anthesis:
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/di ... y/anthesis

 

[angie1]

Anthesis ~ "period during which a flower is fully open and functional"

Thanks dun!

Isn't that the same thing as maturity?

 

[Dave]

I know the N and R stand for National and Research. I want to say Service for the S but I am not positive on that. Any way it is an agency that does agricultural research.

 

[angie1]

I know the N and R stand for National and Research. I want to say Service for the S but I am not positive on that. Any way it is an agency that does agricultural research.

thank you

 

[dun]

Anthesis ~ "period during which a flower is fully open and functional"

Thanks dun!

Isn't that the same thing as maturity?

Nove. Maturity would be after reproductive. Reproductive would be the anthesis thing