Soil engineering facilitates downy brome (Bromus tectorum) growth - A case study

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 391-400

  Blank, Robert R ^a   Morgan, Tye ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheatgrass; Invasive weeds; plant competition; plant soil relationships; soil fertility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884240615     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-12-00086.1     Document Type: Article

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