Biodynamic preparations: Short-term effects on crops, soils, and weed populations

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 110-118

  Carpenter Boggs, Lynne ^a   Reganold, John P ^b   Kennedy, Ann C ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biodynamic farming; biological farming; compost; organic farming

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007491691     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: 14785498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0889189300008614     Document Type: Article

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