Evaluation of native bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) Germplasm from Italy for the selection of adapted turfgrass cultivars

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 661, Issue , 2004, Pages 381-386

  Romani, M ^a   Piano, E ^a   Carroni, A M ^a   Pecetti, L ^a  

^a Forage Crop Research Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genetic resources; Leaf texture; Mediterranean environments; Turf quality; Warm season grasses

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349134334     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.661.52     Document Type: Conference Paper

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