Organic weed management: A review of the current UK farmer perspective

Crop Protection

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 377-382

  Turner, R J ^a   Davies, G ^a   Moore, H ^a   Grundy, A C ^b   Mead, A ^b  

^a HDRA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case study; Farmer perspective; Organic agriculture; Participatory research; Weed management

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; FARMERS ATTITUDE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIC FARMING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESEARCH WORK; WEED CONTROL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846376511     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2006.01.021     Document Type: Article

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