Effect of cattle digestion and of composting heat on weed seeds

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-60

  Nishida, Tomoko ^a,b   Shimizu, Norihiro ^c   Ishida, Motohiko ^d   Onoue, Tohko ^a,b   Harashima, Norikazu ^a  

^a Natl Grassland Research Institute   (Japan)

^b Department of Grassland Management   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Alien weed; Imported fodder crop; Weed infestation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032341249     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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