The Effect of Spring Planted Cereal Rye on the Yield of Fresh Market Vegetables

Journal of Vegetable Crop Production

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 123-132

  Wahle, Elizabeth A ^a   Masiunas, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Cucurbita maxima; Lycopersicon esculentum; Phaseolus vulgaris; Reduced tillage; Secale cereale; Snap bean; Tomato; Winter squash

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952930869     PISSN: 10496467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J068v08n01_13     Document Type: Article

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