Effect of Galerucella spp. feeding on seed production in purple loosestrife

Weed Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 190-194

  Katovich, Elizabeth J Stamm ^a   Ragsdale, David W ^a   Skinner, Luke C ^b   Becker, Roger L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; LYTSA; Seed germination; Seed number; Seed production

Indexed keywords

EID: 11844276918     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/0043-1745(2001)049[0190:eogsfo]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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