Cultural and chemical controls of thatch and their influence on rootzone nutrients in a bentgrass green

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 181-187

  Callahan, Lloyd M ^a   Sanders, William L ^b   Parham, John M ^a   Harper, Cynthia A ^a   Lester, Lori D ^a   McDonald, Ellen R ^a  

^a Dep of Ornamental Horticulture

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 0031887145     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800010030x     Document Type: Article

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