A comparison of inter - and intraspecific interference on broom snakeweed (gutierrezia sarothrae) seedling growth

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-44

  Thacker, Eric ^a,b   Ralphs, Michael H ^d   Monaco, Thomas A ^a,c  

^a USDA ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Competition; Poisonous plant; Restoration; Successional weed management; Weed resistant communities

Indexed keywords

AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BASSIA PROSTRATA; BROMUS TECTORUM; GUTIERREZIA SAROTHRAE; POACEAE; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA;

EID: 61949312833     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-08-099.1     Document Type: Article

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