Predispersal seed predation of Amaranthus retroflexus and Chenopodium album growing in soyabean fields

Weed Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 260-268

  Nurse, R E ^a,b   Booth, B D ^a   Swanton, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Amaranthus retroflexus; Chenopodium album; Predispersal predation; Seed

Indexed keywords

SEED PREDATION; SOYBEAN; SPACING; TILLAGE; WEED CONTROL;

AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0041627442     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.2003.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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