Winter cover crops and vinegar for early-season weed control in sustainable cotton

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 483-506

  Moran, P J ^a   Greenberg, S M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Black oats; Cotton; Hairy vetch; Pigweed; Purslane; Rio Grande Valley; Sunflower; Texas; Weed cover

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS PALMERI; AVENA STRIGOSA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HEXAPODA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE; VICIA VILLOSA;

EID: 67650065058     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10440040802257835     Document Type: Article

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