An eight year removal experiment measuring the impact of bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce) and the potential benefit from its control

Plant Protection Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-84

  Turner, Peter J ^a,b,c   Virtue, John G ^a,d  

^a The CRC for Australian Weed Management   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d Department of Water Land and Biodiversity Conservation ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Asparagus asparagoides; Environmental weeds; Succession; Weed substitution

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS ASPARAGOIDES; ATRIPLEX; ENCHYLAENA TOMENTOSA; OXALIS PES-CAPRAE; RHAGODIA PARABOLICA; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 33749258351     PISSN: 08152195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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