Impact of wild blueberry harvesters on weed seed dispersal within and between fields

Weed Science

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 541-546

  Boyd, Nathan S ^a   White, Scott ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grasses; Horticulture; Patch dynamics; Preventive weed control

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGRONOMY; FRUIT; GRASS; HARVESTING; HORTICULTURE; PATCH DYNAMICS; SEED DISPERSAL; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

DANTHONIA SPICATA; POACEAE; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLOIDES;

EID: 77749274247     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-08-156.1     Document Type: Article

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