Agronomic and physiological responses of cool-season turfgrass to fall-applied nitrogen

Crop Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Bauer, Sam ^a   Lloyd, Dan ^b   Horgan, Brian P ^a   Soldat, Doug J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 80855159332     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2011.03.0124     Document Type: Review

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