Seed coating and seeding rate effects on turfgrass germination and establishment

HortTechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 179-185

  Leinauer, Bernd ^a   Serena, Matteo ^a   Singh, Devesh ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b West Coast Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Polymer; Reference evapotranspiration; Subsurface drip irrigation; ZEBA

Indexed keywords

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA; BARLERIA; CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON; DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FESTUCA OVINA; FESTUCA TRACHYPHYLLA; KOELERIA MACRANTHA; LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS ARIES; POA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 77950353928     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.20.1.179     Document Type: Article

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