Cover crop management and weed suppression in no-tillage sweet corn production

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1262-1266

  Carrera, Lidia M ^a   Abdul Baki, Aref A ^a   Teasdale, John R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hairy vetch; Herbicides; Mowing; Rolling; Rye; Sustainable agriculture; Zea mays var. 'Silver Queen'

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; HERBICIDES; SOILS; WEED CONTROL;

CROP MANAGEMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SWEET CORN; TILLAGE;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; FARM CROPS; HERBICIDES; SOIL; WEEDS;

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SECALE CEREALE; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA; VILLOSA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 5444245046     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.6.1262     Document Type: Article

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