Claim · model-written summary
A persistent seed bank and vegetative reproduction let R. acetosella tolerate various control methods, including certain herbicides, fire and tillage.
- Taxon
- R. acetosella
Rumex acetosellae5 - Outcome
- to tolerate various methods of controle5
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Verbatim
e5“A persistent seed bank and vegetative reproduction from creeping roots contribute to the ability of R. acetosella to tolerate various methods of control including certain herbicides, fire, and tillage”
Title
The Biology of Canadian Weeds. 149.Rumex acetosellaL.
Gregory Stopps; Scott White; David Clements; et al. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 2011. doi:10.4141/cjps2011-042
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