Organic mulches increase growth of young pecan trees

HortScience

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 811-812

  Foshee, W G ^a   Goff, W D ^a   Tilt, K M ^a   Williams, J D ^a   Bannon, J S ^a   Witt, J B ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carya illinoensis; Carya illinoinensis; weed competition; yard waste

Indexed keywords

CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON;

EID: 0030456628     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.31.5.811     Document Type: Article

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