Subplots facilitate assessment of corn yield losses from weed competition in a long-term systems experiment

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 445-453

  Teasdale, John R ^a   Cavigelli, Michel A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Nitrogen availability; Organic farming; Rainfall; Weed competition; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ABUNDANCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MAIZE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC FARMING; RAINFALL;

BELTSVILLE; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77951247282     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro/2009048     Document Type: Article

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