Volume 20 Number 1 2005

Seminar proceedings: Urban grasslands, their management and restoration

Best practise management of Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) in conservation reserves – the seedbank story. Louise Beames, Colin Hocking and Peter Wlodarczyk.

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People as the forgotten ecological element of lowland grassland ecology – new perspectives on values and management. Colin Hocking.

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Management strategies for preventing weed invasion in urban grasslands. Nicholas S.G. Williams.

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Effect of clipping and fertilizer addition on the feed value of Nassella neesiana (Chilean needle grass) during reproductive growth stages. Charles Grech, David McLaren, David Chapman and Brian M. Sindel

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Integrated control of serrated tussock on a native grassland – more than one way to kill a cat! Frances Overmars.

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Invasive perennial grass weeds: a new fuel type? John Stoner, Robyn Adams and Dianne Simmons.

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Research reports

Response of glyphosate-resistant and susceptible biotypes of goosegrass (Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.) to fertilizer use. T.S. Chuah, S. Salmijah, Y.T. Teng and B.S. Ismail.

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The economic impact of weeds in Australia. Jack Sinden, Randall Jones, Susie Hester, Doreen Odom, Cheryl Kalisch, Rosemary James, Oscar Cacho and Garry Griffith.

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Australian Scirtothrips aurantii Faure (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) only survived on mother-of-millions (Bryophyllum delagoense) in a no-choice trial. A.G. Manners and K. Dhileepan.

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Can Nassella neesiana, Chilean needle grass, be incorporated into a grazing management system in Australia? M.R. Gardener, B.M. Sindel, R.D.B. Whalley and J.M. Earl.

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