Phytotoxicity of Ryegrass and Clover Cover Crops, and a Lucerne Alley Crop for No-till Vegetable Production

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-101

  Stirzaker, R J ^a   Bunn, D G ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLEY CROPPING; COVER CROP; MULCH; PHYTOTOXICITY; VEGETABLE CROP;

ASTERACEAE; BRASSICA OLERACEA ITALICA; BRASSICACEAE; FABACEAE; LACTUCA SATIVA; LOLIUM RIGIDUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SOLANACEAE; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM BRACHYCALYCINUM; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; LACTUCA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; MEDICAGO; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 0030433094     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.1996.9754767     Document Type: Article

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