The biology of invasive alien plants in Canada. 12. Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Sanjappa & Predeep

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-95

  Lindgren, Cory J ^a   Castro, Karen L ^a   Coiner, Heather A ^b   Nurse, Robert E ^c   Darbyshire, Stephen J ^c  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Invasive plant; Kudzu; PUELO; Pueraria lobata; Pueraria montana var. lobata; Weed biology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLONAL ORGANISM; GERMINATION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEGUME; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; SEED PRODUCTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VINE;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

PUERARIA; PUERARIA MONTANA VAR. LOBATA;

EID: 84871518410     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS2012-128     Document Type: Article

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