Mechanisms and strategies for improving drought resistance in turfgrass

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 783, Issue , 2008, Pages 221-227

  Huang, Bingru ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cool season grass; Evapotranspiration rate; Warm season grass; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

EID: 44349149363     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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