Influence of tillage and crop residue on postdispersal predation of weed seeds

Weed Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 184-194

  Cromar, Heather E ^a   Murphy, Stephen D ^b   Swanton, Clarence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carabidae; CHEAL; ECHCG; Integrated weed management; Invertebrates; Small mammals; Weed population dynamics

Indexed keywords

CROP RESIDUE; SEED PREDATION; TILLAGE; WEED CONTROL;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; ECHINOCHLOA CRUSGALLI;

EID: 0032968547     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0043174500091608     Document Type: Article

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