Bermuda grass and buffalo grass drought response and recovery at two soil depths

Crop Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1215-1223

  Steinke, K ^a   Chalmers, D ^b   Thomas, J ^b   White, R ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCHLOE; BUCHLOE DACTYLOIDES; CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON; UROCHLOA MUTICA;

EID: 79955526387     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2010.08.0469     Document Type: Article

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