Weed communities associated with arable Saskatchewan farm management systems

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 177-185

  Leeson, J Y ^a   Sheard, J W ^b   Thomas, A G ^a  

^a SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canonical correspondence analysis; Chemical input level; Correspondence analysis; Cropping history; Farming system; Weed communities

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; WEED CONTROL;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 0034063014     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P99-039     Document Type: Article

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