Impact of the pathogen Pyrenophora semeniperda on Bromus tectorum seedbank dynamics in North American cold deserts

Weed Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-62

  Meyer, S E ^a   Quinney, D ^b   Nelson, D L ^a   Weaver, J ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b Idaho Army National Guard   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cheatgrass; Dormancy; Downy brome; Drechslera campanulata; Drooping brome; Germination; Sagebrush; Shadscale

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; INCUBATION; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEED BANK; SEED DORMANCY; WEED;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX CANESCENS; ATRIPLEX CONFERTIFOLIA; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; DRECHSLERA CAMPANULATA; PYRENOPHORA SEMENIPERDA;

EID: 33846300326     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: 13653180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2007.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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