Fall fertilization timing effects on nitrate leaching and turfgrass color and growth

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 163-171

  Mangiafico, Salvatore S ^a   Guillard, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; GROWTH KINETICS; LEACHING; NITRATES; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER QUALITY;

FALL SEASON FERTILIZATION; KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS; TURF COLOR;

FERTILIZERS;

FERTILIZER; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; COLOR; DENSITY; FALL FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FESCUE; LEACHING; LYSIMETRY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; POA; SHOOT; TURFGRASS; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

COLOR; FERTILIZERS; NITRATES; POACEAE; RAIN; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

FESTUCA RUBRA; POA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 31844448689     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0061     Document Type: Article

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