Rolled winter rye and hairy vetch cover crops lower weed density but reduce vegetable yields in no-tillage organic production

HortScience

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 387-395

  Leavitt, Matthew J ^a   Sheaffer, Craig C ^a   Wyse, Donald L ^a   Allan, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SECALE CEREALE; SOLANUM; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA;

EID: 79952908704     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.46.3.387     Document Type: Article

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