Nontarget tree mortality after tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissimo) injection with imazapyr

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 66-72

  Lewis, Kevin ^a   McCarthy, Brian ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbicide injection; Imazapyr; Invasive plant control; Management; Root grafts

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDES; MANAGEMENT; VEGETATION; WEED CONTROL;

AFTER-TREATMENT; FOREST ENVIRONMENTS; IMAZAPYR; INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL; LEAF SENESCENCE; MIXED-SPECIES STANDS; MYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS; WOODY VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; FUNGI;

EID: 45249109506     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/25.2.66     Document Type: Article

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