Influence of sowing density and spatial pattern of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) on the suppression of different weed species

Weed Biology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 165-173

  Olsen, Jannie ^a   Kristensen, Lars ^a   Weiner, Jacob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Crop density; Crop weed competition; Spatial distribution; Spatial uniformity; Triticum aestivum; Weed suppression

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; SINAPIS; SINAPIS ALBA; STELLARIA; STELLARIA MEDIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33746387482     PISSN: 14446162     EISSN: 14456664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-6664.2006.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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