Effectiveness of two-stage control strategies for Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) varies by initial clump size

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-69

  Ward, Jeffrey S ^a   Williams, Scott C ^a   Worthley, Thomas E ^b  

^a The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbicide; Invasive shrub; Mechanical control; Mortality; Propane torch

Indexed keywords

BERBERIS; BERBERIS THUNBERGII;

EID: 77952628271     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-09-00003.1     Document Type: Article

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