Weed suppression and labor costs associated with organic, plastic, and paper mulches in small-scale vegetable production

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 13-33

  Schonbeck, Mark W ^a  

^a Box 51 D ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOST; MULCH; PLANT GROWTH; POLYETHYLENE; VEGETABLE; WEED CONTROL;

LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; VEGETABLE; WEED CONTROL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032409872     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/j064v13n02_04     Document Type: Article

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