Emergence and seedling structure of temperate grasses at different planting depths

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 685-691

  Sanderson, Matt A ^a   Elwinger, Gerald F ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

CULTIVARS; GRAZING SYSTEMS; GROWTH CHAMBERS; SEEDLING STRUCTURES;

AGRONOMY;

BROMUS; BROMUS CATHARTICUS; BROMUS SECALINUS; BROMUS STAMINEUS; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE;

EID: 2642581031     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.0685     Document Type: Article

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