Plant growth regulators alter Kentucky bluegrass sanopy leaf area and carbon exchange

Crop Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 757-766

  Beasley, Jeffrey S ^a   Branham, Bruce E ^b   Arthur Spomer, L ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 33847319263     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2005.11.0432     Document Type: Article

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