Nutrient cycling, weed suppression, and onion yield following Brassica and Sorghum sudangrass cover crops

HortTechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-74

  Wang, Guangyao ^a   Ngouajio, Mathieu ^a   Warncke, Darryl D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Biofumigants; Cropping systems; Muck soils; Mustards; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICACEAE; CYPERUS; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS; PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; RAPHANUS SATIVUS VAR. NIGER; SINAPIS; SINAPIS ALBA; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM X DRUMMONDII;

EID: 37249050917     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.18.1.68     Document Type: Article

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