Effect of nitrogen fertilizer application on growth, biomass production and N-uptake of torpedograss (Panicum repens L.)

Weed Biology and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 86-94

  Hossain, Mohammad Amzad ^a   Ishimine, Yukio ^a   Akamine, Hikaru ^a   Kuramochi, Hitoshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Growth stage; N fertilizer; Panicum repens L.

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PANICUM; PANICUM REPENS;

EID: 2942711611     PISSN: 14446162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-6664.2004.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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