Glyphosate effects on seed bank and vegetation composition of temperate grasslands

Questions: Intensification of livestock production has led to the increasing input of agrochemicals, mostly herbicides, in natural and semi-natural grasslands. Glyphosate application shifts vegetation composition of grasslands of the Flooding Pampa region. Consequently, we asked two questions: [1] d...

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Autor principal: Rodríguez, Adriana Mabel
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