Subsurface drip irrigation as a weed management tool for conventional and conservation tillage tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) production in semi-arid agroecosystems

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-112

  Shrestha, Anil ^a,b   Mitchell, Jeffrey P ^b   Lanini, W Thomas ^c  

^a Statewide IPM Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Furrow irrigation; Standard tillage; Subsurface drip irrigation; Weed management

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 37149052742     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v31n02_07     Document Type: Article

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