The seed blows about in every breeze: Noxious weed eradication in the Cape Colony, 1860-1909

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 655-674

  van Sittert, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; WEED CONTROL;

CAPE PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034456501     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713683604     Document Type: Article

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