Weed suppression and crop production in annual intercrops

Weed Science

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 813-825

  Szumigalski, Anthony ^a   Van Acker, Rene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crop competition; Land equivalent ratio; Polycultures; Recruitment; Weed biomass

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CANOLA; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; INTERCROPPING; LEGUME; WEED CONTROL; WHEAT;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33746518844     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-05-014R.1     Document Type: Article

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