Cover crops and interrow tillage for weed control in short season maize (Zea mays)

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-102

  Abdin, O A ^a   Zhou, X M ^a   Cloutier, D ^b   Coulman, D C ^c   Faris, M A ^a   Smith, D L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cover crops; Interrow tillage; Interseeded; Maize; Weed control

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; MAIZE; TILLAGE; WEED CONTROL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034091720     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(99)00049-0     Document Type: Article

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