ARS | Publication request: Rush Skeletonweed (Chondrilla Juncea) Management Plan for the Western United States

Submitted to: Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: September 1, 2009
Publication Date: September 1, 2009
Citation: Gaskin, J.F. 2009. Rush Skeletonweed (Chondrilla Juncea) Management Plan for the Western United States. In: Rachel, W., Schwarzlander, M., Gaskin, J.F., Crabtree, C., editors. 1st Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. pp. 117.

Interpretive Summary: This management plan provides a compendium of the most up-to-date information for the biology, ecology, and integrated pest management of the highly invasive rush skeletonweed infesting natural areas throughout the western US. Management of theis species is still in the early to mid-stages of development of a landscape approach to control the plant, both in public conservation and private lands.

Technical Abstract: This management plan provides a compendium of the most up-to-date information for the biology, ecology, and integrated pest management of the highly invasive rush skeletonweed infesting natural areas throughout the western US. Management of theis species is still in the early to mid-stages of development of a landscape approach to control the plant, both in public conservation and private lands.