Seasonal changes in carbohydrates in the root of Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) and the disruption of these changes by herbicides

Weed Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 242-248

  Wilson, Robert G ^a   Martin, Alex R ^a   Kachman, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fructan; Fructose; Glucose; Inulin; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; HERBICIDE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SUCROSE; SUGAR; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; SCOTTSBLUFF; UNITED STATES;

CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE;

EID: 33750329953     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-05-052R1.1     Document Type: Article

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