Effect of cover crops and mulches on weed control and nitrogen fertilization in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

Crop Protection

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 354-363

  Campiglia, E ^a   Mancinelli, R ^a   Radicetti, E ^a   Caporali, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crop residues; Integrated weed management; Nitrogen supply; Soil cover; Tomato yield; Weed suppression

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COVER CROP; CROP PERFORMANCE; FIELDWORK; FRUIT; GRASS; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LEGUME; MULCH; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL COVER; SPRING (SEASON); TRANSPLANTATION; VEGETABLE; WEED; WEED CONTROL; WINTER; YIELD RESPONSE;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; AVENA SATIVA; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; VICIA VILLOSA;

EID: 77649186631     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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