Complementing biological control with plant suppression: Implications for improved management of parthenium weed (parthenium hysterophorus L.)

Biological Control

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 270-275

  Shabbir, Asad ^a   Dhileepan, Kunjitapatham ^b   O'Donnell, Chris ^a   Adkins, Steve W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Biocontrol; Field study; Integrated weed management; Suppressive plants

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; EPIBLEMA STRENUANA; LISTRONOTUS; PARTHENIUM; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; PUCCINIA ABRUPTA; ZYGOGRAMMA BICOLORATA;

EID: 84874383876     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.11.014     Document Type: Article

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