Functional traits relating arable weed communities to crop characteristics

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 541-550

  Gunton, Richard M ^a   Petit, Sandrine ^a   Gaba, Sabrina ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Assembly patterns; C S R classification; Community assembly filters; Competition; Crop traits; Disturbance; Raunkiaer life form

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP ROTATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INVASIVE SPECIES; MAIZE; PHENOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOWING DATE; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79954990336     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01273.x     Document Type: Article

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