Reconciling the conservation of in-field biodiversity with crop production using a simulation model of weed growth and competition

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-182

  Storkey, Jonathan ^a   Cussans, John W ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Sustainable weed management; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGROECOLOGY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; GROWTH RESPONSE; WEATHER; WEED CONTROL; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34248181125     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.12.031     Document Type: Article

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