Effect of a living mulch on weed seed banks in tomato

Weed Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 245-251

  Gibson, Kevin D ^a   McMillan, John ^a   Hallett, Stephen G ^a   Jordan, Thomas ^a   Weller, Stephen C ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative weed management; critical period; intercrop; mowing

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; FRUIT; GROWING SEASON; INTERCROPPING; MOWING; MULCH; SEED BANK; SEED PRODUCTION; WEED CONTROL;

INDIANA; LAFAYETTE; UNITED STATES;

FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MOLLUGO; MOLLUGO VERTICILLATA; PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE;

EID: 79955601445     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-D-10-00101.1     Document Type: Article

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