Seeding rate and planting arrangement effects on growth and weed suppression of a legume-oat cover crop for organic vegetable systems

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 979-988

  Brennan, Eric B ^a   Boyd, Nathan S ^b   Smith, Richard F ^c   Foster, Phil ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^d Phil Foster Ranches   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVENA SATIVA; COST EFFECTIVE; COVER CROPS; DRY MATTERS; GRID PATTERN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PISUM SATIVUM; SEED WEIGHT; SEEDING RATE; SMALL COMPONENTS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; VICIA FABA;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; WEED CONTROL;

CROPS;

AVENA SATIVA; PISUM SATIVUM; VICIA; VICIA AMERICANA; VICIA BENGHALENSIS; VICIA FABA; VICIA VILLOSA VARIA;

EID: 68149122085     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2008.0194x     Document Type: Article

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