Weed management through short-term improved fallows in tropical agroecosystems

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 47, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 197-221

  Gallagher, R S ^a   Fernandes, E C M ^b   McCallie, E L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Fallow management; Integrated weed management; Sustainable agriculture; Weed ecology

Indexed keywords

FALLOW; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 0033451956     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006271614502     Document Type: Article

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