Impact of Parthenium hysterophorus on grazing land communities in north-eastern Ethiopia

Weed Biology and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 143-152

  Nigatu, Lisanework ^a   Hassen, Asresie ^a   Sharma, Janmejai ^a   Adkins, Steve W ^b  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cover abundance; Dry weight; Grazing lands; Parthenium hysterophorus; Species evenness

Indexed keywords

ANDROPOGON; CHLORIS GAYANA; CYNODON DACTYLON; DATURA STRAMONIUM; ERAGROSTIS; HYPARRHENIA HIRTA; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; SOLANUM NIGRUM; UROCHLOA PANICOIDES; XANTHIUM;

EID: 78650440404     PISSN: 14446162     EISSN: 14456664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-6664.2010.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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