Comparison of morphological development indexes for switchgrass and bermudagrass

Crop Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 871-878

  Sanderson, M A ^a   West, C P ^b   Moore, K J ^c   Stroup, J ^d   Moravec, J ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0030904307     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1997.0011183X003700030029x     Document Type: Article

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