Cover crop management affects weeds and yield in organically managed sweetpotato systems

Weed Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1039-1048

  Treadwell, Danielle D ^a   Creamer, Nancy G ^a   Schultheis, Jonathan R ^a   Hoyt, Greg D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cyperus esculentus; Interference; Mollugo verticullata; Mulch; Production; Sida rhombifolia; Sida spinosa; Tillage; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; COVER CROP; FIELD SURVEY; MONOCOTYLEDON; MULCH; ROOT VEGETABLE; TILLAGE; WEED CONTROL; YIELD RESPONSE;

CYPERUS; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS; DICOTYLEDONEAE; IPOMOEA BATATAS; MOLLUGO; SECALE CEREALE; SIDA RHOMBIFOLIA; SIDA SPINOSA; VICIA VILLOSA;

EID: 38349044588     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-07-005.1     Document Type: Article

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