Competitiveness of three leguminous cover crops with yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) and smooth pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus)

Weed Science

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 613-618

  Collins, Amanda S ^a   Chase, Carlene A ^a   Stall, William M ^a   Hutchinson, Chad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Replacement series; Smooth amaranth

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; GERMINATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LEGUME; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WEED;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS; CANNABIS; CROTALARIA JUNCEA; CYPERUS; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS; MUCUNA; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 36549009594     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-07-044.1     Document Type: Article

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