An assessment of microwave soil pasteurization for killing seeds and weeds

Plant Protection Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 143-149

  Brodie, Graham ^a   Hamilton, Steve ^b   Woodworth, Jon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Hamilton Environmental Services   (Australia)

^c Environmental Consultant   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALVA; MALVA PARVIFLORA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 38049110428     PISSN: 08152195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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