Rolled rye mulch for weed suppression in organic no-tillage soybeans

Weed Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 224-231

  Smith, Adam N ^a   Reberg Horton, S Chris ^a   Place, George T ^a   Meijer, Alan D ^a   Arellano, Consuelo ^a   Mueller, J Paul ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cover crop mulch; organic herbicides; roller crimper; weed suppression

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHY; BIOMASS; COVER CROP; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; DRY MATTER; GRASS; HERBICIDE; ORGANIC FARMING; SOYBEAN; TILLAGE; WEED CONTROL; ZERO TILLAGE;

ENGLAND; GOLDSBORO; NORTH CAROLINA; PLYMOUTH [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; SECALE CEREALE; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79954455045     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-D-10-00112.1     Document Type: Article

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