Cultural Management of Weeds in Turfgrass: A Review

Crop Science

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1899-1911

  Busey, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITARIA; FESTUCA; INSECTA; POA; POA ANNUA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE; TARAXACUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; ZOYSIA;

EID: 0242486412     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.1899     Document Type: Review

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