Weed competition in willow coppice crops: The cause and extent of yield losses

Weed Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 399-411

  Sage, R B ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Salix; Shade avoidance; Short rotation coppice

Indexed keywords

COPPICE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; WEED; YIELD;

SALIX;

EID: 0032700314     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.1999.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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