Efficacy of atrazine and simazine applications over harvest residue in Queensland’s subtropical softwood plantations

Australian Forestry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 102-107

  Bubb, K A ^a   Frayne, P F ^a   Wittmer, T R ^a   Grimmett, J L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Application methods; Araucaria cunninghamii; Atrazine; Crop residues; Herbicides; Pinus; Queensland; Simazine; Weed control

Indexed keywords

CROPS; HARVESTING; SOFTWOODS; SPRAYING; WEED CONTROL;

CROP RESIDUES;

HERBICIDES;

ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIA CUNNINGHAMII;

EID: 0038044100     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2003.10674898     Document Type: Article

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