Late-Season Targeted Grazing of Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) with Goats in Idaho

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-154

  Goehring, Brianna J ^a   Launchbaugh, Karen L ^a   Wilson, Linda M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centaurea solstitialis; invasive plants; prescribed grazing

Indexed keywords

AVES; CAPRA HIRCUS; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA SOLSTITIALIS; POACEAE;

EID: 77954005814     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-09-00004.1     Document Type: Article

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