The promotion of grassland forb abundance: A chemical or biological solution?

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 653-662

  Westbury, D B ^a   Dunnett, N P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluazifop P butyl; Fusilade; Graminicide; Grassland diversification; Hemiparasite; Rhinanthus minor

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM PERENNE; RHINANTHUS MINOR;

EID: 51249122455     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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