Evaluating cover crop mulches for no-till organic production of onions

HortScience

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-70

  Vollmer, Emily R ^a   Creamer, Nancy ^a   Reberg Horton, Chris ^a   Hoyt, Greg ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Conservation tillage; Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata); Millet (Setaria Italica); Nitrogen; Soybean meal; Weeds

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; GLYCINE MAX; SETARIA ITALICA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 77950924658     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.45.1.61     Document Type: Article

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