Trinexapac-ethyl restricts shoot growth and improves quality of 'Diamond' zoysiagrass under shade

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1019-1022

  Qian, Y L ^a   Engelke, M C ^b   Foster, M J V ^b   Reynolds, S ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy photosynthetic rate; Plant growth regulator; Rhizome; Total nonstructural carbohydrate content; Zovsia matrella

Indexed keywords

ZOYSIA MATRELLA;

EID: 0031735590     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.6.1019     Document Type: Article

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