Reduced tillage, rye residues, and herbicides influence weed suppression and yield of pumpkins

Weed Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 953-961

  Rapp, Heidi S ^b   Bellinder, Robin R ^b   Wien, H Chris ^b   Vermeylen, Francoise M ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Cover crop; Disk; No till; Strip till

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 33744526805     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-03-136R     Document Type: Article

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