Effect of Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus L.) as a cover crop on weed control, growth and yield of wheat under different tillage systems

Plant Production Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-85

  Samarajeewa, K B D P ^a   Horiuchi, Takatsugu ^a   Oba, Shinya ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chinese milk vetch; Minimum tillage; No tillage; Weed Control

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS SINICUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA;

EID: 17144425784     PISSN: 1343943X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1626/pps.8.79     Document Type: Article

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