High temperatures and durations of exposure reduce nutsedge (Cyperus spp.) tuber viability

Weed Science

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1010-1015

  Webster, Theodore M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Methyl bromide alternative; Purple nutsedge; Solarization; Yellow nutsedge

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL SOLARIZATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; TUBER; VIABILITY;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CYPERUS; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS;

EID: 33646344222     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-03-018R     Document Type: Article

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