The effect of field margins on the yield of sugar beet and cereal crops

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 129-142

  Sparkes, D L ^a   Jaggard, K W ^b   Ramsden, S J ^a   Scott, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barley; Field margin; Headland; Sugar beet; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; FIELD MARGING; SUGAR BEET; YIELD;

BETA VULGARIS; HORDEUM VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031899855     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1998.tb05190.x     Document Type: Article

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