Management strategies for an invasive weed: A dynamic programming approach for Californian thistle in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 409-424

  Chalak Haghighi, M ^a,d   Van Ierland, E C ^a   Bourdot G W ^b   Leathwick, D ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamic optimisation; Economics; Invasive plant, integrated weed management strategy; New Zealand; Pasture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; OPTIMIZATION; PASTURE; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; APION ONOPORDI; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 58449103232     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288230809510471     Document Type: Article

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