Physical weed control in processing tomatoes in Central Italy

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-103

  Raffaelli, Michele ^a   Fontanelli, Marco ^a   Frasconi, Christian ^a   Sorelli, Francesca ^a   Ginanni, Marco ^a   Peruzzi, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

flaming machine; precision hoe; rolling harrow; stale seedbed technique

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL CONTROL; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; HARVESTING; HERBICIDE; INNOVATION; ORGANIC FARMING; TRANSPLANTATION; VEGETABLE; WEED CONTROL;

ITALY; PISA [TUSCANY]; TUSCANY;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79956085920     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170510000578     Document Type: Article

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