Effectiveness of cultural thatch-mat controls for young and mature kikuyu turfgrass

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-74

  Barton, L ^a   Wan, G G Y ^a   Buck, R P ^a   Colmer, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

FIELD STUDIES; ORGANIC MATTERS; TURF GRASSES; WITH OR WITHOUT;

SOILS;

PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; PENNISETUM FLACCIDUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; POACEAE;

EID: 58149514683     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2008.0180     Document Type: Article

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