The War on Weeds in the Prairie West

The War on Weeds in the Prairie West
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Publisher : University of Calgary Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9781552380291
ISBN-13 : 1552380297
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Book Synopsis The War on Weeds in the Prairie West by : Clinton Lorne Evans

Download or read book The War on Weeds in the Prairie West written by Clinton Lorne Evans and published by University of Calgary Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the fact that fighting weeds was of paramount importance to the agricultural development of Canada, there has scarcely been any research on understanding the origins and history of these lowly plants. The War on Weeds in the Prairie West is the first full-blown environmental history of weeds in western Canada.


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