Use of the cover crop weed index to evaluate weed suppression by cover crops in organic citrus orchards

HortScience

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-34

  Linares, Jose ^a   Scholberg, Johannes ^a   Boote, Kenneth ^a   Chase, Carlene A ^a   Ferguson, James J ^a   McSorley, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual cover crops; Arachis glabrata; Perennial peanut; Summer cover crops; Weed management; Weed suppression index; Winter cover crops

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPETITION; CROPS; DISEASES; FOOD ADDITIVES; PRODUCTION CONTROL; WEED CONTROL;

ARACHIS GLABRATA; CITRUS INDUSTRY; ORGANIC CITRUS GROVES; ORGANIC PRODUCTION; PERENNIAL PEANUT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WEED MANAGEMENT;

ORCHARDS;

ALYSICARPUS VAGINALIS; ARACHIS GLABRATA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CITRUS; CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA JUNCEA; INDIGOFERA; INDIGOFERA HIRSUTA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 38049110872     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.43.1.27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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