Effect of soil water and nutrients on productivity of Kentucky bluegrass system in acidic soils

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 288-303

  Chintala, Rajesh ^a   McDonald, Louis M ^b   Bryan, William B ^b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian grassland; Kentucky bluegrass; nutrient uptake; optimization of yields; response surface design; soil acidity; water potential; West Virginia acidic soils; yield model

Indexed keywords

POA; POA PRATENSIS;

EID: 84857006195     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2012.636131     Document Type: Article

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