Defoliation management of bahiagrass germplasm affects cover and persistence-related responses

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1381-1387

  Interrante, S M ^a   Sollenberger, L E ^b   Blount, A R ^c   Coleman, S W ^d   White, U R ^e   Liu, K ^b  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d USDA ARS SubTropical Agricultural Research Station   (United States)

^e Natural Resource Conservation Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAHIAGRASS; COLD TOLERANCE; DAY-LENGTH; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GERMPLASMS; LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS; STEM BASE; TOTAL NONSTRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATES; WINTER FEEDING;

CARBOHYDRATES; HARVESTING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PASPALUM; PASPALUM NOTATUM;

EID: 70350591538     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2009.0126     Document Type: Article

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