Weed management in irrigated fenugreek grown for forage in rotation with other annual crops

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 181-188

  Moyer, J R ^a   Acharya, S N ^a   Mir, Z ^a   Doram, R C ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conventional tillage; Crop rotation; Redroot pigweed; Wild oat; Zero tillage

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; HERBICIDE; LEGUME; TILLAGE; WEED CONTROL;

CANADA;

AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; AVENA FATUA; TRIGONELLA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECOM; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 0037723828     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P02-030     Document Type: Article

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