Weeds in slash-and-burn rice fields in northern Laos

Weed Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-119

  Roder, W ^a,b   Phengchanh, S ^a,b   Keobulapha, B ^a,b  

^a RNR RC Jakar   (Bhutan)

^b C National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute   (Laos)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; CHROMOLAENA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; COMMELINA; CORCHORUS; LYGODIUM FLEXUOSUM; ORYZA SATIVA; PANICUM TRICHOIDES; RODENTIA; ASTERACEAE; COMMELINACEAE; POACEAE; TILIACEAE;

RICE; SLASH-AND-BURN AGRICULTURE; WEED CONTROL;

LAOS;

EID: 0030613285     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.1996.d01-6.x     Document Type: Article

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