Tall fescue and hybrid bluegrass response to soil water matric head limits

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 177-186

  Dane, J H ^a   Walker, R H ^a   Bahaminyakamwe, L ^a   Belcher, J L ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Available water; Hydraulic head gradients; Irrigation efficiency; Tensiometer; Water retention; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; WATER;

HYDRAULIC HEAD GRADIENTS; IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY; WATER STRESS;

IRRIGATION;

CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; WATER;

CULTIVAR; GRASS; HYBRID; IRRIGATION; PLANT; SOIL WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER RETENTION; WATER STRESS; WATER USE;

CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION; TENSIOMETERS; WATER RETENTION;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; POA; POACEAE;

EID: 33750631165     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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