Water use of St. Augustinegrass and bahiagrass under varying nitrogen rates

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 100-106

  McGroary, P C ^a   Cisar, J L ^a   Snyder, G H ^a   Erickson, J E ^b   Daroub, S H ^a   Sartain, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PASPALUM; PASPALUM NOTATUM; POACEAE; STENOTAPHRUM SECUNDATUM;

EID: 79951748934     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2010.0237     Document Type: Article

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