Effects of resin foam soil amendment on the growth of turfgrass subjected to different compaction levels

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 661, Issue , 2004, Pages 177-181

  Nikolopoulou, A E ^a   Nektarios, P A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Clipping yield; Penetration resistance; Saturated hydraulic conductivity; Substrate modification; Urea formaldehyde

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349434358     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.661.22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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