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Weed Risk Assessments Can Be Useful, But Have Limitations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Jacob N. Barney ,
Larissa L. Smith  and
Daniel R. Tekiela
Jacob N. Barney*
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Larissa L. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Daniel R. Tekiela
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: jnbarney@vt.edu
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Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , March 2016 , pp. 84 - 85
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