Weed management in organic echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa) production

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 120-135

  Kristiansen, Paul ^a   Sindel, B M ^a   Jessop, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cost; Hand weeding; Hay mulch; Paper mulch; Tillage; Vegetable production

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FARMING; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; MULCHING; RHIZOME; TILLAGE; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTHERN TABLELANDS;

ECHINACEA PURPUREA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 44449130963     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170507001950     Document Type: Article

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