Solutions to locoweed poisoning in New Mexico and the Western United States

Rangelands

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 3-8

  Graham, David ^a   Creamer, Rebecca ^a   Cook, Daniel ^a   Stegelmeier, Bryan ^a   Welch, Kevin ^a   Pfister, Jim ^a   Panter, Kip ^a   Cibils, Andres ^a   Ralphs, Michael ^b   Encinias, Manny ^a   McDaniel, Kirk ^a   Thompson, David ^a   Gardner, Kevin ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOMARKER; CATERPILLAR; DICOTYLEDON; GRASS; GRASSHOPPER; GROWING SEASON; HERBICIDE; MOUNTAIN REGION; TOXICITY;

MONTANA; NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ASTRAGALUS MOLLISSIMUS; HEMILEUCA OLIVIAE; OXYTROPIS; OXYTROPIS SERICEA; POACEAE;

EID: 76649127036     PISSN: 01900528     EISSN: 1551501X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-501X-31.6.3     Document Type: Article

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