Row spacing and weed control timing affect yield of aerobic rice

Field Crops Research

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 226-231

  Chauhan, Bhagirath S ^a   Johnson, David E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Critical period; Dry seeded rice; Weed competition; Yield

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FIELD METHOD; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; RICE; SOWING; WEED CONTROL; WET SEASON;

DIGITARIA CILIARIS; ECHINOCHLOA; ECHINOCHLOA COLONA; ELEUSINE; ELEUSINE INDICA; ROTTBOELLIA COCHINCHINENSIS;

EID: 79951578786     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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