Forage and seed yield response of lucerne cultivars to chemically weeded and non-weeded managements and implications for germplasm choice in organic farming

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 74-80

  Annicchiarico, Paolo ^a   Pecetti, Luciano ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competitive ability; Genotype environment interaction; Landrace germplasm; Medicago sativa L.; Organic farming; Selection environment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; FORAGE; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GERMPLASM; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; ORGANIC FARMING; SELECTION; VIGOR; WEED CONTROL; YIELD RESPONSE;

ITALY;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 77955572157     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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