The effects of crumb rubber topdressing on hybrid Kentucky bluegrass and bermudagrass athletic fields in the transition zone

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2003-2009

  Goddard, Matthew J R ^a   Sorochan, John C ^a   McElroy, J Scott ^a   Karcher, Douglas E ^b   Landreth, Josh W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON; CYNODON TRANSVAALENSIS; POA; POA ARACHNIFERA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 54949098874     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.07.0405     Document Type: Article

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