Integrated weed management in Saffron (Crocus sativus)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 739, Issue , 2007, Pages 133-137

  Soufizadeh, S ^a   Zand, E ^b   Baghestani, M A ^b   Kashani, F B ^b   Nezamabadi, N ^b   Sheibany, K ^c  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Plant Protection Research Institute   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Ecologically sound approaches; Fallow; Mulch; Weed control

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM MURINUM SUBSP. LEPORINUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. SPONTANEUM; LEPIDIUM DRABA; POA; POA BULBOSA;

EID: 34548116429     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.739.17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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