Control of downy brome (Bromus tectorum) with herbicides and perennial grass competition

Weed Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 391-396

  Whitson, Tom D ^a   Koch, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual grass control in rangeland; Cool season grasses; Plant competition; Rangeland weed control

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; RANGELAND; WEED CONTROL;

AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; ELYMUS LANCEOLATUS; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; POACEAE; PSATHYROSTACHYS JUNCEA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0031856362     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0890037x00043980     Document Type: Conference Paper

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