An overview of weed management in the wild lowbush blueberry - Past and present

Small Fruits Review

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 229-255

  Jensen, Klaus I N ^a   Yarborough, David E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Best Management Practices; Herbicide tolerance; Hexazinone; Selective weed control; Sulfonylurea herbicides; Vaccinium angustifolium; Weed control

Indexed keywords

MILETINAE; POACEAE; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 7444264162     PISSN: 15228851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J301v03n03_02     Document Type: Conference Paper

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