Herbicides reduce seed production in reproductive-stage yellow starthistle (centaurea solstitialis)

Weed Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1065-1071

  Carrithers, Vanelle F ^b   Roché, Cindy Talbott ^b   Gaiser, Dean R ^b   Horton, Denise ^b   Duncan, Celestine L ^b   Scherer, Peter N ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

^b Seed Biologist ^*

^c Dow AgroSciences   (United States)

^d Seed Biologist   (United States)

^e Weed Management Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbicide timing; Reproductive stage application; Seed germination; Weed seed yield

Indexed keywords

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA SOLSTITIALIS;

EID: 63849341754     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-03-240R     Document Type: Article

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