Weed seed viability in composted beef cattle feedlot manure

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1105-1113

  Larney, Francis J ^a   Blackshaw, Robert E ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEED; WEED CONTROL;

BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOT INDUSTRY;

MANURES;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CANADA; COMPOSTING; GERMINATION; MANURE; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WEED;

COMPOSTING; MANURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEEDS; WEED CONTROL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0038627962     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.1105     Document Type: Article

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