Weed-competitive ability of spring and winter cereals in the Northern Great Plains

Weed Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-116

  Beres, Brian L ^a   Harker, K Neil ^b   Clayton, George W ^a   Bremer, Eric ^c   Blackshaw, Robert E ^a   Graf, Robert J ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Symbio Ag Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barley; Crop rotation; Cultural weed control; Integrated weed management; Rye; Triticale; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; SPRING (SEASON); WEED CONTROL; WHEAT; WINTER;

ALBERTA; CANADA; GREAT PLAINS; LACOMBE; LETHBRIDGE;

EID: 77952658720     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-D-09-00036.1     Document Type: Article

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