Control of invasive weeds with prescribed burning

Weed Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 535-548

  DiTomaso, Joseph M ^a   Brooks, Matthew L ^a   Allen, Edith B ^a   Minnich, Ralph ^a   Rice, Peter M ^a   Kyser, Guy B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fire; Integrated vegetation management; Rangelands; Wildlands

Indexed keywords

GRASS; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; PRESCRIBED BURNING; WEED; WEED CONTROL; WOODY PLANT;

AEGILOPS TRIUNCIALIS; ALLIARIA PETIOLATA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; BRASSICA; BROMUS INERMIS; CENTAUREA SOLSTITIALIS; INSECTA; MELILOTUS; POA; POACEAE; TAENIATHERUM; TRIADICA SEBIFERA;

EID: 33750353848     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-05-086R1.1     Document Type: Review

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