Simulation of shoot emergence pattern of cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) in the humid tropics

Weed Science

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 961-967

  Ekeleme, Friday ^a   Forcella, Frank ^b   Archer, David W ^b   Chikoye, David ^c   Akobundu, I Okezie ^d  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^d Apartment #1 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal time; Model; Shoot emergence; Soil moisture; Soil temperature; Tropical weed

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; EMERGENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMID TROPICS; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; PLANT; SHOOT GROWTH; SIMULATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WEED; WEED CONTROL; WEIBULL THEORY;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

IMPERATA CYLINDRICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33747666823     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-03-146R1     Document Type: Article

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