Preharvest glyphosate in alfalfa for seed production: Control of Canada thistle

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 199-204

  May, W E ^a   Myhre, C D ^a   Loeppky, H A ^b   Murrell, D C ^c   Soroka, J J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Svalof Weibull Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abnormal seeds; Germination; Hard seed and emergence; Preharvest glyphosate; Seed quality

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; CHEMICAL CONTROL; GLYPHOSATE; WEED CONTROL;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0037936866     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P01-197     Document Type: Article

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