Time of interseeding of lana vetch and winter rye cover strips determines competitive impact on pumpkins grown using organic practices

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1716-1722

  Vanek, Steven ^a   Wien, H C ^a   Rangarajan, Anu ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cover crop; Cucurbita pepo; Living mulch; Organic farming; Secale cereale; Vicia villosa ssp. dasycarpa

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; HARVESTING; NITRATES; RAIN; SEED; SOIL MECHANICS; VEGETATION;

COVER CROP; CUCURBITA PEPO; LIVING MULCH; ORGANIC FARMING; SECALE CEREALE; VICIA VILLOSA SSP;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; FARM CROPS; HARVESTING; NITRATES; RAIN; SEEDS; SOIL MECHANICS; VEGETABLES;

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA PEPO; LANA; SECALE CEREALE; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA;

EID: 24944583150     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.6.1716     Document Type: Article

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