Invasive mechanism and biological control of alligatorweed, Alternanthera philoxeroides (Amaranthaceae), in China

Chinese Journal of Applied and Environmental Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 246-250

  Ma, Ruiyan ^a,b   Wang, Ren ^b  

^a SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Agasicles hygrophila; Alternanthera philoxeroides; Biodiversity; Conservation biology; Invasive plant; Weed biological control

Indexed keywords

AGASICLES HYGROPHILA; ALTERNANTHERA PHILOXEROIDES; AMARANTHACEAE; HYGROPHILA; OCEANIA;

EID: 19444384770     PISSN: 1006687X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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