Weed response to flame weeding at different developmental stages

Weed Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 438-443

  Sivesind, Evan C ^a   Leblanc, Maryse L ^b   Cloutier, Daniel C ^c   Seguin, Philippe ^a   Stewart, Katrine A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Insitut de Recherche et de Dveloppement en Agroenvironment   (Canada)

^c Institut de Malherbologie   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dose response; Flaming; Growth stage; Organic agriculture; Weed control; Weed management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; GRASS; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEATING; HERB; NOMENCLATURE; ORGANIC FARMING; SURVIVAL; WEED CONTROL;

ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; DICOTYLEDONEAE; ECHINOCHLOA; ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI; SETARIA (PLANT); SETARIA PUMILA;

EID: 77749274042     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-08-155.1     Document Type: Article

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