Drought-resistance mechanisms of seven warm-season turfgrasses under surface soil drying: II. Root aspects

Crop Science

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1863-1869

  Huang, B ^a   Duncan, R R ^b   Carrow, R N ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Georgia Exp Stn   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; EREMOCHLOA; JAPONICA; PASPALUM; PASPALUM VAGINATUM; POACEAE; ZOYSIA JAPONICA; ZOYSIA TENUIFOLIA;

EID: 0031435319     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1997.0011183X003700060033x     Document Type: Article

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