Seeding rate and row spacing effect on weed competition, yield and quality of hemp in the Parkland region of Saskatchewan

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 911-915

  Vera, C L ^a   Woods, S M ^b   Raney, J P ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Cereal Research Centre   (Canada)

^c SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cultivar; Hemp; Oil content; Organic farming; Protein content; Row spacing; Seeding rate; Weed competition

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ANNUAL PLANT; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; ORGANIC FARMING; PROTEIN; SEEDING; SPACING; WEED;

CANADA; MELFORT; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 34248225806     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P05-177     Document Type: Article

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