Population densities of yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) in Turkey

Weed Science

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 746-753

  Uygur, Sibel ^a   Smith, Lincoln ^b   Uygur, F Nezihi ^a   Cristofaro, Massimo ^c   Balciunas, Joe ^b  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Biological control; Invasive species; Plant density; Thistle

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WEED;

CALIFORNIA; EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA; TURKEY; UNITED STATES;

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA SOLSTITIALIS;

EID: 18844366505     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-03-150R1     Document Type: Article

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