The challenges of specialty crop weed control, future directions

Weed Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 364-372

  Fennimore, Steven A ^a   Doohan, Douglas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit; Labor shortages; Minor crops; Ornamentals; Specialty crops; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; COTTON; FRUIT; GLYPHOSATE; MAIZE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; RICE; ROBOTICS; SOYBEAN; VEGETABLE; WEED CONTROL;

GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; LACTUCA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 46049097142     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-07-102.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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