Predicting longer-term changes in weed populations under GMHT crop management

Weed Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 331-338

  Heard, M S ^a   Rothery, P ^a   Perry, J N ^a   Firbank, L G ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arable weed; Farm Scale Evaluations; Genetically modified herbicide tolerant crops; Population dynamics; Seedbank

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FARMING; BIODIVERSITY; CROP PERFORMANCE; CULTIVAR; HERBICIDE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEED BANK; WEED;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 33644911268     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: 13653180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2005.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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