Response of three annual weeds to corn population density and nitrogen fertilization timing

Weed Science

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 845-853

  Harbur, Matthew M ^a,b   Owen, Micheal D K ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Corn; Fertilization timing; Leaf area; Nitrogen; Population density; Weed seed production

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; WEED;

ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI; AMARANTHUS TUBERCULATUS; SETARIA FABERI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 26444480265     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-04-028R     Document Type: Article

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