Influence of seeding rate and herbicide treatments on weed control, yield, and quality of spring-seeded glyphosate-resistant alfalfa

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 751-758

  Bradley, Kevin ^a   Kallenbach, Robert ^a   Roberts, Craig A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADLEAF WEEDS; CRUDE PROTEINS; FIELD TRIAL; FORAGE QUALITY; GLYPHOSATE-RESISTANT; GLYPHOSATES; HERBICIDE TREATMENT; IMAZAMOX; IN-VITRO; MEDICAGO; MISSOURIS; SEEDING RATE; STEM DENSITY; UNTREATED CONTROL; VISUAL INJURY;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); QUALITY CONTROL; WEED CONTROL;

HERBICIDES;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 77749309260     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2009.0416     Document Type: Article

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