Canopy height effects on vaseygrass and bermudagrass spread in limpograss pastures

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 390-394

  Newman, Y C ^a   Sollenberger, L E ^a   Fox, A M ^a   Chambliss, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY;

CANOPY HEIGHT EFFECTS;

AGRICULTURE;

CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; HEMARTHRIA ALTISSIMA; PASPALUM URVILLEI; POACEAE;

EID: 0037347476     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2003.0390     Document Type: Article

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