Strategies to convert exotic grass pastures to tall grass prairie communities

Weed Technology

Volumn 18, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 1, 2004, Pages 1364-1370

  Barnes, Thomas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bahiagrass; Bermudagrass; Fescue conversion; Herbicides; Native warmseason grasses; Quackgrass

Indexed keywords

CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); ELYMUS REPENS; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; PASPALUM NOTATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 33644804041     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/0890-037X(2004)018[1364:STCEGP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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