Suppression of cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) by a bioherbicidal fungus and plant competition

Weed Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 649-653

  Yandoc, Camilla B ^a,b   Charudattan, Raghavan ^a   Shilling, Donn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioherbicide; Biological control; Competition

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EMULSION; FUNGUS; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HERBICIDE; PHYTOTOXICITY; WEED;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIPOLARIS SACCHARI; FUNGI; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA; PASPALUM NOTATUM;

EID: 27644584404     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-03-044R2     Document Type: Article

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