Agronomic and economic responses to integrated weed management systems and fungicide in a wheat-canola-barley-pea rotation

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1281-1295

  Holm, F A ^a   Zentner, R P ^b   Thomas, A G ^c   Sapsford, K ^a   Legere A ^c   Gossen, B D ^c   Olfert, O ^c   Leeson, J Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agronomic; Disease; Economic; Fungicide; Herbicide; Insect; Tillage; Weed; Weed management systems

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CANOLA; CROP ROTATION; DISEASE; ECONOMIC SYSTEM; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LEGUME; SOIL COLOR; TILLAGE; WEED CONTROL; WHEAT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; HEXAPODA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34248401527     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P05-165     Document Type: Article

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