The use of living mulches for weed management in hot pepper and okra

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-79

  Biazzo, Jeromy ^a   Masiunas, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Abelmoschus esculentus; Canola; Capsicum annum; Mowing; Perennial ryegrass; Red clover; Strip tillage; Weed control; White clover

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; MULCH; WEED CONTROL;

ABELMOSCHUS; ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CAPSICUM ANNUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; SCHEDONORUS PRATENSIS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0033846430     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v16n01_06     Document Type: Article

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