Response of 'Tifdwarf' bermudagrass to seaweed-derived biostimulants

HortTechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 261-263

  Elliott, M L ^a   Prevatte, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cynodon; golf courses

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029976291     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.6.3.261     Document Type: Article

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