Variation of Parthenium hysterophorus in response to soil quality: Implications for invasiveness

Weed Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 190-198

  Annapurna, C ^a   Singh, J S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass partitioning; Invasiveness; Leaf traits; Parthenium hysterophorus; Relative growth rates; Seed traits; Soil quality; Variation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; LEAF; SOIL QUALITY; WEED;

PARTHENIUM; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS;

EID: 0037646595     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.2003.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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