Effect of seeding date, seeding rate, and seed treatments on saltgrass seed germination and establishment

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2453-2458

  Shahba, M A ^a   Qian, Y L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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DISTICHLIS SPICATA; POACEAE;

EID: 57149113154     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2008.02.0076     Document Type: Article

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