Medlusaheadl (Taeniatherum caput-tnedusae) outperforms squirreltail (Elymus elymoides) through interference and growth rate

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-81

  Young, K ^a,b   Mangold, J ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Interference; Invasive plants; Revegetation; Weed management

Indexed keywords

ELYMUS; ELYMUS ELYMOIDES; TAENIATHERUM;

EID: 46249096744     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-07-021.1     Document Type: Article

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