Effect of irrigation frequency on turf quality, shoot density, and root length density of five bentgrass cultivars

Crop Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 282-287

  Jordan, J E ^a   White, R H ^a   Vietor, D M ^a   Hale, T C ^a   Thomas, J C ^a   Engelke, M C ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas A and M Health Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS PALUSTRIS; AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA VAR. PALUSTRIS; POACEAE;

EID: 0037237033     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.2820     Document Type: Article

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