Management of newly established field margins on nutrient-rich soil to reduce weed spread and seed rain into adjacent crops

Weed Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-112

  De Cauwer, B ^a   Reheul, D ^a   Nijs, I ^b   Milbau, A ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anemochorous species; Buffer; Cutting; Dispersal; Margin strips; Rhizomatous species; Wind

Indexed keywords

BUFFER ZONE; CROP PLANT; GRASS; HERB; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED RAIN; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; WEED CONTROL;

ELYMUS REPENS; POACEAE; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 40749113890     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: 13653180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2007.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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