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Strategies and Treatments for Leafy Mistletoe (Phoradendron tomentosum [DC.] Engelm ex. Gray) Suppression on Cedar Elm (Ulmus crassifolia Nutt.)

W. Todd Watson and Tomas Martinez-Trinidad
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) November 2006, 32 (6) 265-270; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2006.033
W. Todd Watson
W. Todd Watson (corresponding author) Assistant Professor of Urban and Community Forestry Department of Forest Science Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-2135, U.S.
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Tomas Martinez-Trinidad PhD Student Department of Forest Science Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-2135, U.S.
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Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) Nov 2006, 32 (6) 265-270; DOI: 10.48044/jauf.2006.033
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