Freezing tolerance and nonstructural carbohydrate composition of carpetgrass (Axonopus affinis chase)

HortScience

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 187-189

  Bush, Edward ^a   Wilson, Paul ^a   Shepard, Dennis ^a,b   McCrimmon, James ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Novartis Crop Protection Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold tolerance; Winter kill

Indexed keywords

AXONOPUS AFFINIS;

EID: 0033997055     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.35.2.187     Document Type: Article

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