Effect of calcium silicate on growth and dry matter yield of Chloris gayana and Sorghum sudanense under two soil water regimes

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 393-398

  Eneji, E ^a   Inanaga, S ^a   Muranaka, S ^a   Li, J ^b   An, P ^a   Hattori, T ^a   Tsuji, W ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass; Chloris gayana Kunth; Silicon; Sorghum sudanense Piper; Water demand

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CALCIUM; SILICATE; WATER USE;

CHLORIS GAYANA; PIPER (PEPPER); PIPERACEAE; SORGHUM X DRUMMONDII;

EID: 28944433133     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2005.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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