Morphological and growth characteristics of low- and high-water use Kentucky bluegrass cultivars

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-152

  Ebdon, J S ^a   Petrovic, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0031934490     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800010024x     Document Type: Article

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