Common reed (Phragmites australis) response to mowing and herbicide application

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-16

  Derr, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated weed management; Perennial grass; Postemergence grass herbicides; Turf herbicides

Indexed keywords

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 64649106856     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-07-001.1     Document Type: Article

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