Effect of sweetclover cultivars and management practices on following weed infestations and wheat yield

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 973-983

  Moyer, J R ^a   Blackshaw, R E ^a   Huang, H C ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Cover crop; Nitrogen; Soil moisture; Weed suppression

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHY; BIOMASS; COVER CROP; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVAR; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITROGEN; SOIL MOISTURE; TILLAGE; WEED CONTROL; WHEAT;

AVENA FATUA; BASSIA SCOPARIA; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; DESCURAINIA SOPHIA; KOCHIA; MELILOTUS; MELILOTUS ALBA; MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 37049002011     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS06054     Document Type: Article

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