Sulfur fertilization of bahiagrass with varying levels of nitrogen fertilization on a Florida spodosol

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 661-667

  Kalmbacher, R S ^a   Ezenwa, I V ^b   Arthington, J D ^a   Martin, F G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ORGANIC MINERALS; SOILS;

BAHIAGRASS; FACTORIAL COMBINATIONS; FLORIDA SPODOSOLS; PASTURES;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

AGRONOMY; FERTILIZATION; ORGANIC MATERIALS; SOIL;

PASPALUM; PASPALUM NOTATUM;

EID: 33645997690     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.0006     Document Type: Article

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