Effects of agricultural practices on the flora of hedgerows and woodland edges in southern Quebec

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 293-299

  Jobin, Benoît ^a,c   Boutin, Céline ^b   DesGranges, Jean Luc ^b  

^a Gauthier Guillemette Consult Inc   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hedgerow; Herbicide; Life span; Tillage; Weeds; Woodland edge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; HEDGEROW; HERBICIDE; TILLAGE; WOODLAND EDGE;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

EID: 0030764440     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P96-042     Document Type: Article

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