Agronomic and environmental factors influence weed composition and canola competitiveness in southern Manitoba

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 591-599

  Bullied, W J ^a   Van Acker, R C ^a   Marginet, A M ^a   Kenkel, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agronomy; Canola; Competitiveness; Environment; Weeds

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOMASS; CANOLA; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; POPULATION DENSITY; WEED; YIELD;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 33845955050     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P05-042     Document Type: Article

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