Responses of bahiagrass to nitrogen and defoliation

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 608-615

  Hirata, Masahiko ^a   Pakiding, Wempie ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Defoliation tolerance; Lamina production; Paspalum notatum; Stubble stolon root system; Tiller survival

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; SURVIVAL;

LAMIINAE; PASPALUM; PASPALUM NOTATUM;

EID: 0345377769     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003935     Document Type: Article

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