Early vegetation development after grassland restoration by sowing low-diversity seed mixtures in former sunflower and cereal fields

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 61, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 226-235

  Vida, Eniko ^a   Valkó, Orsolya ^a   Kelemen, A ^a   Torok P ^a   Deak B ^b   Miglecz T ^a   Lengyel, Sz ^a   Tothmeresz B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b UNIV OF HORT AND FOOD INDUSTRY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

alkali grassland; Cirsium arvense; seed sowing; weed suppression

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CEREAL; CIRSIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; GRASSLAND; HUNGARY; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUNFLOWER; VEGETATION; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CEREALS; HELIANTHUS; HUNGARY; PLANT WEEDS; POACEAE; SEEDS;

CIRSIUM ARVENSE; HELIANTHUS; POACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 79956104015     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: 1588256X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.61.2010.Suppl.22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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