Elymus nutans is one of the most extensively distributed high-quality forage grasses on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.As a prominent grass species used for cultivation and utilization as well as replanting and improvement of degraded grasslands in the alpine region,it has important economic and ecological utilization value,and is essential for artificial grassland establishment and natural grassland vegetation restoration.This paper renders an overall review of the research progress on genetic diversity,seed germination characteristics,agronomic traits,cultivation and utilization,and stress resistance of Elymus nutans,in hoping to provide references for the future research and utilization of Elymus nutans.
Elymus nutansgenetic diversityseed germination characteristicagronomic traitcultivation and utilizationstress resistance