Herbicides for weed control in blessed thistle (Silybum marianum)

Weed Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1030-1034

  Zheljazkov, Valtcho D ^a   Zhalnov, Ivan ^b   Nedkov, Nedko K ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

^c Institute of Roses and Aromatic Plants   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Isosilybin; Medicinal plants; Seed oil; Seed yield; Silybin; Silycristin; Silydianin; Silymarin; Taxifolin

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; HERBICIDE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PIGMENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SEED PRODUCTION; WEED CONTROL; YIELD RESPONSE;

BULGARIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; PLOVDIV; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CNICUS BENEDICTUS; SILYBUM MARIANUM;

EID: 33846070249     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-05-135.1     Document Type: Article

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