An assessment of reduced herbicide and fertilizer inputs on cereal grain yield and weed growth

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 60-67

  Stevenson, F C ^a   Johnston, A M ^b   Brandt, S A ^c   Townley Smith, L ^c  

^a Potash and Phosphate Inst of Canada ^*  (Canada)

^b Potash and Phosphate Inst of Canada   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cereal crop yields; Cultural practices; N and P fertilizers; Weed presence

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HERBICIDE; WEED; YIELD;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS; AVENA FATUA; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SECALE CEREALE; SETARIA VIRIDIS; THLASPI ARVENSE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0033930306     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s088918930000850x     Document Type: Article

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