Tillage effects on subsequent weed types, population, and biomass in maize cropped in Northern Savanna Zone of Ghana

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-57

  Kombiok, J M ^a   Alhassan, A Y ^a  

^a Savanna Agricultural Research Institute   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Biomass; Population; Savanna zone; Subsequent; Tillage; Weed types

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34547517482     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v30n01_06     Document Type: Article

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