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Effect of Maleic Hydrazide on Some Tropical Lawn Grasses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

H. J. Cruzado  and
T. J. Muzik
H. J. Cruzado
Affiliation:
Federal Experiment Station, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
T. J. Muzik
Affiliation:
Federal Experiment Station, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, now Associate Professor, State College of Washington, Pullman, Washington
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It has been reported that the frequency of mowing lawns in some areas of the United States can be markedly reduced by the application of maleic hydrazide (3). Other investigators have reported a retardation of growth but no reduction in number of mowings and a scorched appearance (1, 2). To determine whether this practice is practical under tropical conditions, an experiment was conducted utilizing a number of important tropical lawn grasses.

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Weeds , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , July 1958 , pp. 329 - 330
Copyright
Copyright © 1958 Weed Science Society of America 

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