The effect of weed density and application timing on weed control and corn grain yield

Weed Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-107

  Myers, Matthew W ^a   Curran, William S ^a   Vangessel, Mark J ^b   Majek, Bradley A ^c   Scott, Barbara A ^b   Mortensen, David A ^a   Calvin, Dennis D ^a   Karsten, Heather D ^a   Roth, Gregory W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Glyphosate resistant corn; Herbicide application timing; Postemergence weed control; Weed competition; Weed density

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; GLYPHOSATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MAIZE; POPULATION DENSITY; SORGHUM; WEED CONTROL; YIELD RESPONSE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33748040758     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-03-263R     Document Type: Article

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