Mowing strategies for controlling Cirsium arvense in a permanent pasture in New Zealand compared using a matrix model

Defoliation has frequently been proposed as a means of controlling Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (Californian thistle, Canada thistle, creeping thistle, perennial thistle), an economically damaging pastoral weed in temperate regions of the world, but its optimization has remained obscure. We developed...

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Main Authors: Bourdôt, Graeme W., Basse, Britta, Cripps, Michael G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4809806/