Influence of three nitrogen fertilization schedules on bermudagrass and seashore paspalum: I. Spring green-up and fall color retention

Crop Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1161-1167

  Rimi, Filippo ^a   Macolino, Stefano ^a   Richardson, Michael D ^b   Karcher, Douglas E ^b   Leinauer, Bernd ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON; PASPALUM; PASPALUM VAGINATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 84876454240     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2012.09.0562     Document Type: Article

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