Effect of mulch on soil temperature, moisture, weed infestation and yield of groundnut in northern Vietnam

Field Crops Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 115-125

  Ramakrishna, A ^a   Tam, Hoang Minh ^b   Wani, Suhas P ^a   Long, Tranh Dinh ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b Vietnam Agricultural Science Institute   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Groundnut; Mulch; Soil moisture; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; SOILS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WEED CONTROL;

GROUNDNUT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CROP YIELD; GROUNDNUT; MULCHING; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WEED;

CULTIVATION; MULCH; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; WEEDS;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 30044449467     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2005.01.030     Document Type: Article

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