Media selection and seed coating influence germination of turfgrasses under salinity

HortScience

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 116-120

  Leinauer, Bernd ^a   Maier, Bernd ^a   Serena, Matteo ^a   Schiavon, Marco ^a   Sallenave, Rossana ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agar; Filter paper

Indexed keywords

CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LOLIUM PERENNE; PASPALUM; PASPALUM VAGINATUM; POA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 84855916656     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.47.1.116     Document Type: Article

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