Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth.) cover crop residue management for improving weed control and yield in no-tillage tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) production

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 94-102

  Campiglia, E ^a   Caporali, F ^a   Radicetti, E ^a   Mancinelli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cover crop residue management; Nitrogen fertilization; Non chemical weed control; Vetch mulch

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZER; FIELD SURVEY; GRASS; HARVESTING; MOWING; MULCH; NITROGEN; SEEDLING; WEED CONTROL; ZERO TILLAGE;

ITALY;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; DIGITARIA SANGUINALIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA;

EID: 77955798120     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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