Effect of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on the interference between bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum) and spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)

Weed Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-21

  Jacobs, James S ^a   Sheley, Roger L ^a   Maxwell, Bruce D ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addition series; Biological control; Competition

Indexed keywords

AGROPYRON; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA MACULOSA; FUNGI; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA SPICATA; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 0242675806     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0890037x00045644     Document Type: Article

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