Ecological implications of using thresholds for weed management

Journal of Crop Production

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-58

  Norris, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic thresholds; Invasion; No seed thresholds; Pest management; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032897679     PISSN: 1092678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J144v02n01_03     Document Type: Review

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