Crested wheatgrass defoliation intensity and season on medusahead invasion

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-217

  Sheley, Roger L ^a   Bingham, Brett S ^a   Svejcar, Tony J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual grasses; Grazing management; Invasive species; Weed prevention

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; DEFOLIATION; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY;

AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; POACEAE; TAENIATHERUM;

EID: 62149126993     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/07-062.1     Document Type: Article

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