Cyclic irrigation of turfgrass using a shallow saline aquifer

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 660-667

  Schaan, C M ^a   Devitt, D A ^b   Morris, R L ^b   Clark, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SALTS; SENSORS; SOIL TESTING;

TURFGRASS;

IRRIGATION;

CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE;

EID: 0037533740     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2003.6600     Document Type: Article

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