Cover crops for cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) management and effects on subsequent corn yield

Weed Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 792-797

  Chikoye, David ^a,b   Ekeleme, Friday ^a,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b c/o LW Lambourn and Company ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cropland reclamation; Tropical kudzu fallow; Velvetbean fallow; Weed species diversity

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; DRY MATTER; FARM; MAIZE; RHIZOME; YIELD;

AFRICA; GEORGIA; NIGERIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES; WEST AFRICA;

IMPERATA CYLINDRICA; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; PUERARIA PHASEOLOIDES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 23744446411     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/P2002-095     Document Type: Article

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