Biology of milk thistle (silybum marianum) and the management options for growers in north-western Pakistan

Weed Biology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-105

  Khan, Muhammad Azim ^a   Blackshaw, Robert E ^b   Marwat, Khan B ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Holy thistle; Invasive species; Milk thistle; Silybum marianum; Weed biology; Weed management

Indexed keywords

SILYBUM MARIANUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 65649135819     PISSN: 14446162     EISSN: 14456664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-6664.2009.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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