Long-term weed community dynamics in Swiss organic and integrated farming systems

Weed Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 360-369

  Hiltbrunner, J ^a   Scherrer, C ^a   Streit, B ^a   Jeanneret, P ^a   Zihlmann, U ^a   Tschachtli, R ^b  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b Chlosterbühl ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arable; Biodiversity; Farming systems; Temporary grassland; Weeds

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CEREAL; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP YIELD; DOMINANCE; HARVESTING; ORGANIC FARMING; WEED CONTROL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; CHENOPODIUM; ELYMUS REPENS; HORDEUM; POLYGONUM; RUMEX; RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 50049122691     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: 13653180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2008.00639.x     Document Type: Article

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