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Author Muyt, Adam.

Title Bush invaders of South-East Australia : a guide to the identification and control of environmental weeds found in South-East Australia / Adam Muyt
Published Meredith, Vic. : R.G. & F.J. Richardson, 2001
Meredith, Vic. : R.G. & F.J. Richardson, 2001
©2001

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 W'BOOL  628.970994 Muy/Bio  AVAILABLE
Description xvi, 304 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Introduction -- The environmental weed problem -- Managing environmental weeds -- Environmental weed controls: manual removal; herbicide control; woody weed treatments; fire; slashing and mowing treatments; biological control; grazing; cultivation; scalping; mulches and smothering treatments; solarisation; competition strategies and practices -- Environmental weed identification guide: grasses; other narrowleaf herbs; broadleaf herbs; climbers and creepers; shrubs; trees; aquatics -- Eighty other invasive species of natural ecosystems in south-east Australia -- Glossary -- References -- Plant names index
Summary A field guide for anyone who loves and cares about the Australian bush, this book identifies the most serious environmental weeds and suggest how they can be dealt with
Analysis Pest control & pesticides (Australia ) Botany & plant science
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Weeds -- Australia, Southeastern -- Identification.
Weeds -- Control -- Australia, Southeastern.
Genre/Form Guidebooks.
Field guides.
Author Weed Society of Victoria.
LC no. 00002272
ISBN 0958743975 :