Effects of late-season ethephon applications on cold tolerance parameters of four bermudagrass cultivars

Crop Science

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1022-1029

  Munshaw, G C ^a   Ervin, E H ^b   Beasley, J S ^c   Shang, C ^b   Zhang, X ^b   Parrish, D J ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); POACEAE;

EID: 77951055302     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2008.09.0565     Document Type: Article

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