Companion crop performance in the absence and presence of agronomic manipulation

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 690-701

  Harris, R H ^a,b,d   Hirth, J R ^a,d   Crawford, M C ^a,d   Bellotti, W D ^b,d   Peoples, M B ^c,d   Norng, S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d CRC for Plant based Management of Dryland Salinity   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barley; Companion crops; Herbicide suppression; Inter cropping; Lucerne; Medicago sativa; N application; Over cropping; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ALFALFA; BIOMASS; CEREAL; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP PRODUCTION; GROWING SEASON; HERBICIDE; INTERCROPPING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MONOCULTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

HORDEUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34547235474     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR06148     Document Type: Article

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