Root biology of grasses and ecology of rhizobacteria for biological control

Weed Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 610-620

  Skipper, Horace D ^a   Ogg Jr , Alex G ^b   Kennedy, Ann C ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial survival; biocontrol agents; BROTE; rhizosphere; weed management; weed suppression

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BROMUS TECTORUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; NEMATODA; POACEAE; RHIZOBIALES; RHIZOBIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0029909029     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0890037x00040537     Document Type: Conference Paper

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