Integration of cover crops into no-till and ridge-till wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Corn (Zea mays L.) cropping sequence

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-91

  Swanton, C J ^a   Chandler, K ^a   Janovicek, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baling; Stubble seeded; Underseeded; Volunteer wheat

Indexed keywords

CROPPING SYSTEM; TILLAGE;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

AVENA SATIVA; BRASSICACEAE; FABACEAE; FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; POACEAE; POLYGONACEAE; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA VILLOSA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030447859     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjps96-013     Document Type: Article

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