Green-up of seeded bermudagrass cultivars as influenced by spring scalping

HortTechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 230-235

  Rimi, Filippo ^a   Macolino, Stefano ^a   Leinauer, Bernd ^b   Ziliotto, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cynodon dactylon; Green cover; Spring green up; Transition zone; Turf management; Warm season turfgrasses

Indexed keywords

CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON;

EID: 79955765755     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.21.2.230     Document Type: Article

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