Efficacy of Chromolaena odorata control in a South African conservation forest

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 100, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 251-253

  Van Gils, Hein ^a   Delfino, Joseph ^b   Rugege, Denis ^c   Janssen, Lynda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b NSWCO   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GIS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WEED CONTROL;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CHROMOLAENA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA;

EID: 4344717993     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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