Flame weeding: Effects of fuel pressure and tandem burners

Weed Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-86

  Ascard, J ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; SINAPIS; SINAPIS ALBA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; BRASSICACEAE;

FLAME WEEDING; FUEL PRESSURE; TANDEM BURNERS; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 0030613286     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.1996.d01-5.x     Document Type: Article

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