The fate of morphologically different populations of Arrhenatherum elatius transplanted into arable and semi-natural habitats

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 107-120

  Miller, A C E ^a   Cussans, G W ^a   Froud Williams, R J ^b  

^a Crop and Dis Management Department   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulbous; Corms; Cultivation; Ley; Onion couch; Regrowth; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS; FABACEAE; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

FALSE OAT-GRASS; ITALIAN RYEGRASS; RED CLOVER; WEED;

EID: 0030299235     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(96)01088-2     Document Type: Article

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