Dry matter productivity and overwintering ability of the dwarf and normal napiergrasses as affected by the planting density and cutting frequency

Plant Production Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-73

  Mukhtar, Muhammad ^a   Ishii, Yasuyuki ^a   Tudsri, Sayan ^b   Idota, Sachiko ^a   Sonoda, Tatsunobu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cutting frequency; Dry matter productivity; Dwarf napiergrass; Normal napiergrass; Overwintering; Planting density

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

EID: 0037350103     PISSN: 1343943X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1626/pps.6.65     Document Type: Article

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