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Nassella trichotoma in modified tussock grasslands in New Zealand: a case study in landscape-scale invasive plant population monitoring by Bourdôt, G W, Saville, D J

“…Summary An extensive metapopulation of Nassella trichotoma (nassella tussock) distributed over 878 properties, mostly pastoral farms, in the Hurunui District…”
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New Zealand pest management: current and future challenges by Goldson, SL, Bourdôt, GW, Brockerhoff, EG, Byrom, AE, Clout, MN, McGlone, MS, Nelson, WA, Popay, AJ, Suckling, DM, Templeton, MD

“…New Zealand is under increasing pressure from terrestrial and aquatic pests, weeds and diseases that threaten the country's ecosystems and economy. Ongoing…”
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Seasonal dynamics of ground cover in Cirsium arvense – a basis for estimating grazing losses and economic impacts by Bourdôt, G W, Hurrell, G A, Trolove, M, Saville, D J

“…Analysis of the economics of managing Cirsium arvense in grazed pastures worldwide has been hampered by a lack of data on the within‐year seasonal dynamics of…”
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Comparison of management strategies for controlling Nassella trichotoma in modified tussock grasslands in New Zealand: a spatial and economic analysis by Lamoureaux, S L, Basse, B, Bourdôt, G W, Saville, D J, Bastiaans, Lammert

“…The weedy grass Nassella trichotoma (nassella tussock), historically an economically damaging invader of modified tussock grasslands in New Zealand, currently…”
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Optimising inoculum yield and shelf life of Plectosphaerella cucumerina, a potential bioherbicide for Cirsium arvense by Bailey, K. L., Derby, J., Bourdôt, G. W., Skipp, R. A., Hurrell, G. A.

“…Plectosphaerella cucumerina was identified as a potential bioherbicide for controlling Cirsium arvense in Canada and New Zealand. The current study evaluated…”
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Changes in plant species composition after flupropanate application for nassella tussock control, in Canterbury hill-country pastures by Lusk, C. S., Hurrell, G. A., Saville, D. J., Bourdôt, G. W.

“…Field trials were conducted in hill-country pastures in Canterbury, New Zealand, to evaluate the herbicide flupropanate on nassella tussock (Nassella…”
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Competitive exclusion of Cirsium arvense in pasture: a simulated neighbour grazing-height experiment by Bourdôt, GW, Leathwick, DM, Hurrell, GA, Saville, DJ

“…The role of interspecific competition in regulating Cirsium arvense in newly sown pasture was investigated in two pot experiments in Canterbury, New Zealand,…”
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Frequency of occurrence and ground cover of Cirsium arvense on pastoral farms in New Zealand: a farmer opinion survey by Bourdôt, GW, Hurrell, GA, Saville, DJ

“…To determine the peak cover of Cirsium arvense (Californian thistle) on pastoral farms throughout New Zealand (NZ), a postal and telephone-based questionnaire…”
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review of the ecology and management of Ranunculus acris subsp. acris in pasture by LAMOUREAUX, S.L, BOURDÔT, G.W

“…Ranunculus acris subsp. acris is widespread in pastures across Europe. In New Zealand, it persists in dairy pastures throughout the country, despite the annual…”
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Verticillium dahliae and other pathogenic fungi in Cirsium arvense from New Zealand pastures: occurrence, pathogenicity and biological control potential by Skipp, RA, Bourdôt, GW, Hurrell, GA, Chen, LY, Wilson, DJ, Saville, DJ

“…Cirsium arvense (Californian thistle) populations in pastures throughout New Zealand were surveyed in November–December 2005 (30 sites) and January–March 2006…”
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Resistance of Ranunculus acris to flumetsulam, thifensulfuron-methyl and MCPA in New Zealand dairy pastures by Lusk, CS, Hurrell, GA, Harrington, KC, Bourdôt, GW, Saville, DJ

“…Research in the 1980s showed that Ranunculus acris had evolved resistance to the phenoxy herbicides MCPA and MCPB in New Zealand. Since then two ALS-inhibitor…”
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conceptual model for the population dynamics of Cirsium arvense in a New Zealand pasture by Leathwick, DM, Bourdôt, GW

“…Based on a critical review of published research we have developed a conceptual model for a pasture population of Cirsium arvense (Californian thistle)…”
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Impacts of applied Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on the dynamics of a Cirsium arvense population by Bourdot, G.W, Hurrell, G.A, Saville, D.J, Leathwick, D.M

“…Summary A field experiment was conducted from October 1992 to March 1997 in a sheep‐grazed pasture in Canterbury, New Zealand, to determine the effects of the…”
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Abundance, phenology and impact of biocontrol agents on nodding thistle (Carduus nutans) in Canterbury 35 years into a biocontrol programme by Groenteman, R, Kelly, D, Fowler, SV, Bourdôt, GW

“…Classical weed biocontrol has long been criticised, worldwide, for a lack of post-release long-term monitoring. This paper reports on a rare opportunity to…”
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Influence of Herbivory, Competition and Soil Fertility on the Abundance of Cirsium arvense in Acid Grassland by Edwards, G. R., Bourdot, G. W., Crawley, M. J.

“…1. The extent to which the weed Cirsium arvense (creeping thistle) may be controlled by manipulating interspecific competition and herbivory was examined in…”
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Management strategies for an invasive weed: A dynamic programming approach for Californian thistle in New Zealand by Chalak-Haghighi, M., Van Ierland, E. C., Bourdôt, G. W., Leathwick, D.

“…Invasive plants can cause significant problems in natural and agricultural ecosystems. Although research has already been conducted on the economics of a…”
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Influence of storage method on the viability, mycelial growth and pathogenicity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum sclerotia by Pottinger, B.M, Ridgway, H.J, Bourdôt, G.W, Stewart, A

“…The effect of three storage methods on the viability, mycelial growth and pathogenicity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (isolate S36) sclerotia was determined with…”
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The potential use of ascospores as the active ingredient for a Sclerotinia sclerotiorum -based mycoherbicide by Pottinger, B.M, Ridgway, H.J, Bourdôt, G.W, Stewart, A

“…A Sclerotinia sclerotiorum -based mycoherbicide has shown potential in previous studies for control of Ranunculus acris in New Zealand dairy pastures…”
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Using insects as potential vectors of Fusarium tumidum to control gorse by Yamoah, E., Jones, E. E., Suckling, D. M., Bourdôt, G. W., Walter, M., Stewart, A.

“…The adult light brown apple moth Epiphyas postvittana Walker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), gorse seed weevil Apion ulicis Förster, (Coleoptera: Apionidae), gorse…”
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Ecological Fitness and the Decline of Resistance to the Herbicide MCPA in a Population of Ranunculus acris by Bourdot, G. W., Saville, D. J., Hurrell, G. A.

“…1. Experiments were conducted (i) to determine whether resistance to MCPA would subside in a population of Ranunculus acris L. ssp. acris after ending a…”
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