Canola (Brassica napus L.) seedbank declines rapidly in farmer-managed fields in South Australia

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 780-784

  Baker, Jeanine ^a   Preston, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decay; Gene flow; Minimum tillage; No tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CANOLA; CROP ROTATION; GENE FLOW; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; POPULATION DECLINE; SEED BANK; TILLAGE; WEED CONTROL; ZERO TILLAGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 48349135993     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR07436     Document Type: Article

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