The Impact of Living and Cover Crop Mulch Systems on Pests and Yields of Snap Beans and Cabbage

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 61-89

  Masiunas, John B ^a   Eastburn, Darin M ^a   Mwaja, Vasey N ^a   Eastman, Catherine E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cropping system; No till; Reduced tillage; Residues

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002807077     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v09n02_06     Document Type: Article

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