Intra-row weeding with brushes on vertical axes - Factors influencing in-row soil height

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-157

  Fogelberg, F ^a   Kritz, G ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carrot; Daucus carota; Intra row brush weeding; Mechanical weed control

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL CONTROL; PLOWING; SOIL STRUCTURE; TILLAGE; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 0033594094     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(99)00010-0     Document Type: Article

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