Greater interference from living mulches than weeds in organic broccoli production

Weed Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 280-285

  Chase, Carlene A ^a   Mbuya, Odemari S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cover crop; Organic production

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; GRASS; HARVESTING; MOWING; MULCH; ORGANIC FARMING; PHYTOMASS; WEED CONTROL;

CITRA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LIVE OAK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVENA STRIGOSA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; FESTUCA TRACHYPHYLLA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA; SECALE CEREALE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; TRIFOLIUM VESICULOSUM; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 46049097144     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-07-119.1     Document Type: Article

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