Influence of late-season iron, nitrogen, and seaweed extract on fall color retention and cold tolerance of four bermudagrass cultivars

Crop Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 273-283

  Munshaw, G C ^a   Ervin, E H ^b   Shang, C ^b   Askew, S D ^b   Zhang, X ^b   Lemus, R W ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYNODON DACTYLON; CYNODON TRANSVAALENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 32344452412     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2005.0078     Document Type: Article

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