Flooding to manage dodder (Cuscuta gronovii) and broad-leaved weed species in cranberry: An innovative use of a traditional strategy

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 257-262

  Sandler, Hilary A ^a   Mason, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural practices; flooding; nonchemical weed control; parasitic plants; perennial weeds; water management

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PARASITIC PLANT; PERENNIAL PLANT; PEST CONTROL; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

CUSCUTA; CUSCUTA GRONOVII; CUSCUTEAE; HEDERA; PHOTINIA; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 77958467149     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170510000207     Document Type: Article

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