Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens) managed as a cover crop in herbicide-resistant silage corn

Weed Biology and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 154-160

  Gift, Nancy ^a   Hahn, Russell R ^b   Mt Pleasant, Jane ^b  

^a CHATHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cover crop; Ground cover; Herbicide tolerant crop; Quackgrass; Silage corn

Indexed keywords

ELYMUS REPENS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 48549093205     PISSN: 14446162     EISSN: 14456664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-6664.2008.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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