Environmental impacts from herbicide tolerant canola production in Western Canada

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 403-410

  Smyth, Stuart J ^a   Gusta, Michael ^a   Belcher, Kenneth ^a   Phillips, P W B ^a   Castle, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canola; Carbon sequestration; Chemical applications; Environmental impact; Genetically modified; Herbicide tolerant

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; HERBICIDE; LAND MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; PRAIRIE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MOISTURE; TILLAGE;

CANADA;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 79955141803     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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