Effect of different weed management systems on the weed populations, and seedbank composition and distribution in tropical coconut plantations: RESEARCH PAPER

Weed Biology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 209-216

  Senarathne, Sumith H S ^a   Sangakkara, Ravi U ^b  

^a Coconut Research Institute ^*  (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Coconut; Cover crops; Glyphosate; Seed bank

Indexed keywords

PUERARIA; PUERARIA PHASEOLOIDES;

EID: 68949216504     PISSN: 14446162     EISSN: 14456664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-6664.2009.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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