Bromus catharticus from Kashmir

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Gurcharan Singh

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Dec 5, 2010, 10:42:04 PM12/5/10
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Bromus catharticus Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2:22. 1791. 
Photographed from Srinagar, Kashmir in June, 2010, growing along road sides and wastelands.
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tanay bose

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Dec 5, 2010, 11:25:11 PM12/5/10
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Can anyone help me with an information!
Why this plant has a common name of  "Rescue Grass"
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Gurcharan Singh

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Dec 5, 2010, 11:52:02 PM12/5/10
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Dear Tanay
Perhaps the name rescue grass was given around 1953 in USA to a grass introduced from Argentina. According to Southern Cultivator, Vol. 19, page 283, the grass was found useful for restoring fields used for pea cultivation. This grass matures in autumn, is turned under to plant peas for better growth, also ensuring that sufficient seeds of grass are available for the next season to grow.



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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

tanay bose

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Dec 6, 2010, 12:30:56 AM12/6/10
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Thanks Sir Ji for the Information
It very interesting
Tanay
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