Immature compost suppresses weed growth under greenhouse conditions

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 105-113

  Ozores Hampton, Monica ^a   Obreza, Thomas A ^a   Stoffella, Peter J ^a   Fitzpatrick, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SEED; WEED CONTROL;

GERMINATION;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOST; EMERGENCE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; WEED CONTROL;

DICHONDRA; DIGITARIA SANGUINALIS; ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA HEDERACEA; PHYSALIS; PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE;

EID: 0036493628     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2002.10702071     Document Type: Article

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