Biological weed control via nutrient competition: Potassium limitation of dandelions

Ecological Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 103-111

  Tilman, Elizabeth A ^a   Tilman, David ^a   Crawley, Michael J ^b   Johnston, A E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agrostis tenuis; Alopecurus pratensis; Biological control of pests via competition; Dactylis glomerata; Dandelions, Taraxacum officinale; Festuca rubra; Herbicides and fertilizer; Inter specific competition, resource dependent; Lawns; Park Grass Experiment, Rothamsted, UK; Plant competition; Potassium fertilization and dandelion abundance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; POTASSIUM; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; WEED;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA RUBRA; POACEAE; SPERMATOPHYTA; TARAXACUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 0033081575     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1999)009[0103:BWCVNC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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