Strategies and tactics for herbicide use reduction in field crops in Canada: A review

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 457-479

  Nazarko, Orla M ^b   Van Acker, Rene C ^a   Entz, Martin H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Integrated pest management; Integrated weed management; Low input agriculture; Pesticide use reduction

Indexed keywords

WEED CONTROL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21244501355     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P04-158     Document Type: Review

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