Is Puccinia xanthii a suitable biological control agent of Ambrosia artemisiifolia?

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 535-539

  Kiss, Levente ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Common ragweed; Invasive plant; Rust fungi; Weed biocontrol

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; DICOTYLEDON; FUNGUS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; PATHOGEN; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA; FUNGI; PUCCINIA; UREDINALES; XANTHIUM;

EID: 34447122108     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150701311705     Document Type: Article

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