Influence of field margin type on weed species richness and abundance in conventional crop fields

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-136

  Reberg Horton, S C ^a   Mueller, J P ^a   Mellage, S J ^a   Creamer, N G ^a   Brownie, C ^a   Bell, M ^a   Burton, M G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

crop edges; farm natural areas; field margin; weed populations

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CROP PRODUCTION; DOMINANCE; FIELD MARGIN; GROWTH RESPONSE; PADDY FIELD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

GOLDSBORO; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 79956069433     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170510000451     Document Type: Article

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