Fall herbicide treatments affect carbohydrate content in roots of Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) and dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Weed Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 299-304

  Wilson, Robert G ^a   Michiels, An ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Carbohydrates; Inulin

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; HERBICIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ASTERACEAE; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 2942554458     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/0043-1745(2003)051[0299:FHTACC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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