Economic assessment of weed management systems in glufosinate-resistant, glyphosate-resistant, imidazolinone-tolerant, and nontransgenic corn

Weed Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 191-198

  Thomas, Walter E ^a   Everman, Wesley J ^a   Allen, Jayla ^b   Collins, Jim ^b   Wilcut, John W ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYER CROPSCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ametryn; Atrazine; Herbicide resistant; Imazapyr; Imazethapyr; Net returns; Nicosulfuron; Rimsulfuron; S metolachlor; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; FIELD METHOD; HERBICIDE; MAIZE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; WEED CONTROL; YIELD RESPONSE;

CLAYTON; KINSTON; LEWISTON; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; ROCKY MOUNT; UNITED STATES;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS PALMERI; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; DIGITARIA SANGUINALIS; PANICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36448941878     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-06-054.1     Document Type: Article

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