Manuka oil, a natural herbicide with preemergence activity

Weed Science

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 464-469

  Dayan, Franck E ^a   Howell, J'Lynn ^a   Marais, Jannie P ^b,d   Ferreira, Daneel ^b   Koivunen, Marja ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c Marrone Bio Innovations Inc   (United States)

^d Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

essential oil; herbicide; mode of action; Natural product; organic agriculture; p hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase; phytotoxins; triketone

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL; GRASS; HERBICIDE; ORGANIC FARMING; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PHYTOTOXICITY; TOXIN; WEED CONTROL;

CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DIGITARIA SANGUINALIS; LEPTOSPERMUM; LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM;

EID: 80053970986     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-D-11-00043.1     Document Type: Article

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