Controlling grass weeds on hard surfaces: Effect of time intervals between flame treatments

Weed Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-88

  Rask, Anne M ^a,b   Kristoffersen, Palle ^a,b   Andreasen, Christian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Department of Agriculture and Ecology ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

amenity areas; gas burners; Grasses; nonchemical weed control; pavements; perennial weed; thermal weed control

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AMENITY; BIOMASS; BURNING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOWER; FLOWERING; GRASS; HARVESTING; HEATING; HERBICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MORTALITY; PARK MANAGEMENT; PAVEMENT; REGROWTH; WEED CONTROL;

LOLIUM PERENNE; POA; POA ANNUA; POACEAE;

EID: 84857196831     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-D-11-00031.1     Document Type: Article

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