Temporary covers maintain fall bermudagras quality, enhance spring greenup, and increase stem carbohydrate levels

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 227-231

  Goatley Jr , J M ^a,b   Maddox, V L ^a,c   Lang, D L ^a   Elmore, R E ^a   Stewart, B R ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GeoResources Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cynodon dactylon x transvaalensis; Turf blanket; Winterkill

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; CLIMATE CHANGE; GROWTH KINETICS; IRON; MICROORGANISMS; POLYPROPYLENES;

BERMUDAGRASS; RHIZOMES; TOTAL NONSTRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATES (TNC);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBOHYDRATES; CLIMATES; GRASSES; GROWTH; MICROORGANISMS; POLYPROPYLENE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON;

EID: 13144275303     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.1.227     Document Type: Article

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