Effects of white clover inclusion on turf characteristics, nitrogen fixation, and nitrogen transfer from white clover to grass species in turf mixtures

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 13-14, 2007, Pages 1861-1877

  Sincik, Mehmet ^a   Acikgoz, Esvet ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clipping yield; Creeping bentgrass; Kentucky bluegrass; Perennial ryegrass; Turf color

Indexed keywords

CLIPPING; COLOR MORPH; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; NITROGEN FIXATION; PERENNIAL PLANT; YIELD RESPONSE;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA; LOLIUM PERENNE; POA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 34447298601     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701435621     Document Type: Article

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