The role of alien and native weeds in the deterioration of archaeological remains in italy

Weed Technology

Volumn 18, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 1, 2004, Pages 1508-1513

  Blasi, Carlo ^a   Celesti Grapow, Laura ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodeterioration; Invasion resistance; Mediterranean Basin

Indexed keywords

AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA;

EID: 33747393464     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/0890-037X(2004)018[1508:TROAAN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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