Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon): A history of the weed and its control in Israel

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 305-320

  Horowitz, Menashe ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

'bahar' hand weeding; Bermudagrass; Cynodon dactylon; deep plowing; history of control; mechanical control; perennial weed; repeated cultivations

Indexed keywords

CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON;

EID: 0030446720     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02981413     Document Type: Article

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