Litter and graminoid biomass accumulation suppresses weedy forbs in grassland restoration

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 730-737

  Deak B ^a   Valko O ^b   Kelemen, A ^b   Torok P ^b   Miglecz T ^b   Olvedi T ^b   Lengyel, S ^b   Tothmeresz B ^b  

^a UNIV OF HORT AND FOOD INDUSTRY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Biomass; Competition; Hortob gy national park; Species richness; Weed control

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; FESTUCA PSEUDOVINA; FESTUCA RUPICOLA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POA; POA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 80052651389     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2011.601336     Document Type: Article

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