Targeting vulnerable life-stages of sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) with prescribed burns

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 487-493

  Wong, Bryant M ^a   Houseman, Gregory R ^a   Hinman, Sarah E ^b   Foster, Bryan L ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

germination; survivorship; Timing of burn

Indexed keywords

LESPEDEZA; LESPEDEZA CUNEATA;

EID: 84870614246     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-12-00002.1     Document Type: Article

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