Influence of tillage type on vertical weed seedbank distribution in a sandy soil

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 455-457

  Swanton, Clarence J ^a   Shrestha, Anil ^a   Knezevic, Stevan Z ^a   Roy, Robert C ^b   Ball Coelho, Bonnie R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chisel plow; Moldboard plow; No till; Soil structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008649848     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P99-020     Document Type: Article

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