Growth responses and performance of Kentucky bluegrass under summer stress

Crop Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 770-774

  Bonos, Stacy A ^a   Murphy, James A ^a  

^a Foran Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GERMPLASM; PLANT GROWTH; STRESS TOLERANCE; UNITED STATES;

POA PRATENSIS;

EID: 0032968599     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1999.0011183X003900030026x     Document Type: Article

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