The influence of silicon on the components of resistance to gray leaf spot in St. Augustinegrass

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1005-1021

  Brecht, M O ^a   Datnoff, L E ^a   Kucharek, T A ^a   Nagata, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium silicate; Magnaporthe grisea; Warm season turfgrass

Indexed keywords

MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; POACEAE; STENOTAPHRUM SECUNDATUM;

EID: 34547219298     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160701394287     Document Type: Article

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