Twelfth-year response of Douglas-fir to area of weed control and herbaceous versus woody weed control treatments

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2464-2473

  Rose, Robin ^a   Rosner, Lee S ^a   Ketchum, J Scott ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Forest Capital Partners LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION;

HERBACEOUS COMPETITION; WOODY SPECIES REINVASION;

WEED CONTROL;

EVERGREEN FOREST; GROWTH RATE; HERB; HERBICIDE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; WEED CONTROL; WOODY PLANT;

HERBICIDES; PLANTATIONS; PLANTS; WEED CONTROL;

CASCADE RANGE; COAST RANGES; MARCOLA; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 33846332374     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-126     Document Type: Conference Paper

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