Adaptability of warmseason turfgrass species and cultivars in a mediterranean Climate

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 661, Issue , 2004, Pages 365-368

  Croce, P ^a   De Luca, A ^a   Mocioni, M ^a   Volterrani, M ^b   Beard, J B ^c  

^a Green Section   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c International Sports Turf Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown cover; Color retention; Cynodon spp.; Root biomass; Seedheads; Turfgrass quality; Vegetative; Zoysia spp

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956218770     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.661.49     Document Type: Conference Paper

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