Suppressive fodder plants as part of an integrated management program for Parthenium hysterophorus L.

Field Crops Research

Volumn 156, Issue , 2014, Pages 172-179

  Khan, Naeem ^a,b   Shabbir, Asad ^a,c   George, Doug ^a   Hassan, Gul ^b   Adkins, Steve W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Australia; Fodder plants; Growth suppression; Integrated weed management; Pakistan; Parthenium weed

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOMASS; GROWTH RATE; HERB; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NATIVE SPECIES; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALIA; PAKISTAN;

EID: 84890172329     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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