Burdon and Marshall (1981)
looked at the correlation between reproductive biology for target weeds
and level of control. They concluded that inbreeding species were more likely to be controlled. The validity of the
conclusion has been questioned on the basis that the weeds assessed were
not representative and that their assessment was based only on
correlation (Chaboudez
and Sheppard 1996). The choice of target will continue to be driven
by the costs and practicality of other methods of control, the
relationship of the weed to important plant species and the likelihood
of finding host specific agents.
Target weeds: a wide variety of growth
forms and habitats
