Smooth pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus L.) and livid amaranth (Amaranthus lividus) interference with cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Weed Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 227-231

  Berry, Adrian D ^a   Stall, William M ^a   Rathinasabapathi, B ^a   Macdonald, Gregory E ^a   Charudattan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive experiment; Amaranth; Cucumber; Weed competition; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CLIMBING PLANT; FRUIT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION DENSITY; WEED; YIELD RESPONSE;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS BLITUM SUBSP. OLERACEUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 33750356576     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-04-239R.1     Document Type: Article

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