Economic returns in plasticulture tomato production from crucifer cover crops as a methyl bromide alternative for weed management

HortTechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 764-771

  Bangarwa, Sanjeev K ^a   Norsworthy, Jason K ^a   Rainey, Ronald L ^b   Gbur, Edward E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofumigation; Enterprise budgeting; Hand weeding; Solanum lycopersicum

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; BRASSICACEAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SINAPIS; SINAPIS ALBA; SOLANUM;

EID: 77956194436     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.20.4.764     Document Type: Article

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