Influence of planting date and weed interference on sweet corn growth and development

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1066-1072

  Williams II, Martin M ^a   Lindquist, John L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARNYARD GRASS; CANOPY DENSITY; CORN GROWTH; WEED SPECIES;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; GROWTH KINETICS; WEED CONTROL;

CROPS;

ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; ECHINOCHLOA; ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI; PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE; SETARIA (PLANT); SETARIA VIRIDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34447567399     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2007.0009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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