Mulched cover crops as an alternative to conventional weed management systems in vineyards

Weed Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-281

  Steinmaus, S ^a   Elmore, C L ^b   Smith, R J ^c   Donaldson, D ^c   Weber, E A ^c   Roncoroni, J A ^b   Miller, P R M ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Grapes; Light interception; Profit; Species richness; Subclover; Trifolium subterranean; Vegetation management; Vines; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ANNUAL PLANT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HERBICIDE; MULCHING; PROFITABILITY; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TILLAGE; VINE; VINEYARD; WEED CONTROL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONVOLVULUS; CONVOLVULUS ARVENSIS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; VITACEAE;

EID: 43549121941     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: 13653180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2008.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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