Hexazinone and fertilizer impacts on sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella) in wild blueberry

Weed Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 317-322

  Kennedy, Karen J ^a   Boyd, Nathan S ^a   Nams, Vilis O ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

blueberry; floral buds; nitrogen; vegetative shoots; Weed management; yield

Indexed keywords

BUD; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUITING; HERBICIDE; HEXAZINONE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NITROGEN; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; SHOOT; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION; WEED; WEED CONTROL; YIELD RESPONSE;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

OVIS ARIES; RUMEX; RUMEX ACETOSELLA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 77955590271     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-D-09-00081.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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