Methods for short-term control of Imperata grass in Peruvian Amazon

The traditional control of Imperata brasiliensis grasslands used by farmers in the Peruvian Amazon is to burn the grass. The objective of this study was to compare different methods of short-term control. Biological, mechanical, chemical and traditional methods of control were compared. Herbicide sp...

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Main Authors: Zbynek Polesny, Jan Banout, Patrick Van Damme, Lenka Navratilova, Petra Hlasna Cepkova, Bohdan Lojka, Daniel Preininger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kassel University Press 2011-06-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
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Online Access:http://www.jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/2011101139358/142