Prospects for the management of invasive alien weeds using co-evolved fungal pathogens: A Latin American perspective

Biological Invasions

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-45

  Ellison, Carol A ^a   Barreto, Robert W ^b  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

^b Fedral University of Viçosa   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caribbean Islands; Classical biological control; Fungal pathogen; Gal pagos Islands; Invasive alien weed; Latin America; Natural weed management

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FUNGUS; PATHOGEN; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

LATIN AMERICA;

AMBROSIA; ARTHROPODA; BROUSSONETIA; CALOTROPIS; COMMELINA; CYPERUS; DICHROSTACHYS; ECHINOCHLOA; FUNGI; PITTOSPORUM; ROTTBOELLIA; RUBUS; SONCHUS; ULEX; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 0842287436     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BINV.0000010118.36571.ef     Document Type: Review

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