Experiences with weed discs and other nonchemical alternatives for container weed control

HortTechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-27

  Chong, Calvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Container production; Nursery; Ornamentals; Weed control

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0037215874     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.13.1.0023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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