Aboveground biomass estimation of broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) plants

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-64

  Tian, Shuning ^a   Wester, David B ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUTIERREZIA SAROTHRAE;

EID: 0033029587     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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