Parthenium hysterophorus in Nepal: A review of its weed status and possibilities for management

Weed Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 132-144

  Shrestha, B B ^a   Shabbir, A ^b   Adkins, S W ^c  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Puccinia abrupta; Zygogramma bicolorata; Alien invasive species; Biological control; CLIMEX model; Ecological impact; Health hazard

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; CLIMATE MODELING; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE SPREAD; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; LITERATURE REVIEW; SUSTAINABILITY; WEED CONTROL;

NEPAL;

PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; PUCCINIA ABRUPTA; ZYGOGRAMMA BICOLORATA;

EID: 84924492011     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: 13653180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/wre.12133     Document Type: Article

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