Conservation headlands for rare arable weeds: The effects of fertilizer application and light penetration on plant growth

Biological Conservation

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 57-67

  Kleijn, David ^a   Van Der Voort, Leonie A C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cereal crop edge; conservation headlands; fertilization; light penetration; rare arable weeds

Indexed keywords

ARABLE WEED; CONSERVATION HEADLAND; FERTILIZATION; LIGHT; WEED;

NETHERLANDS, WAGENINGEN;

EID: 0030618694     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00153-X     Document Type: Article

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