The weed-competitive ability of Canada western red spring wheat cultivars grown under organic management

Crop Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1167-1176

  Mason, Heather E ^a   Navabi, Alireza ^a   Frick, Brenda L ^b   O'Donovan, John T ^c   Spaner, Dean M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 34548180560     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2006.09.0566     Document Type: Article

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