Stale-seedbed as a weed management alternative for machine-harvested cucumbers (Cucumis sativus)

Weed Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 724-730

  Lonsbary, Sheryl K ^a   O'Sullivan, John ^a   Swanton, Clarence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Secale cereale L; Weed biomass; Weed density

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 33846051718     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT02-123     Document Type: Article

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