Effect of cottony snow mold on mortality and biomass of Calamagrostis canadensis under controlled-environment conditions

Biological Control

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 193-198

  Mallett, K I ^a   Schreiner, K A ^b   Gaudet, D A ^c  

^a NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bluejoint grass; Low temperature basidiomycete; Mycoherbicide; Picea glauca; Snow mold; Spruce

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOMASS; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PATHOGENICITY; SNOW MOLD; WEED CONTROL;

ANIMALIA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS; FUNGI; PHRAGMITES; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 0033914261     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.2000.0838     Document Type: Article

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