Using herbicides to rehabilitate native grasslands

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-65

  Barnes, Thomas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clethodim; Glyphosate; Grassland restoration; Imazapic; Sulfosulfuron

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GRASS; GRASSLAND; HERBICIDE; NATIVE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; VEGETATION COVER;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; POACEAE;

EID: 33846837589     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2007)27[56:UHTRNG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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