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.
*http://tinyurl.com/26fyuo5* * * *** -- 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/ * On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:25 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Can anyone help me with an information! > Why this plant has a common name of "Rescue Grass" > Tanay > > > On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 7:42 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> *Bromus catharticus* Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2:22. 1791. >> Photographed from Srinagar, Kashmir in June, 2010, growing along road >> sides and wastelands. >> -- >> 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* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > [email protected] > >
