Weed control strategies and yield response in a pepper crop (Capsicum annuum L.) mulched with hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth.) and oat (Avena sativa L.) residues

Crop Protection

Volumn 33, Issue , 2012, Pages 65-73

  Campiglia, Enio ^a   Radicetti, Emanuele ^a   Mancinelli, Robeto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Cover crops; Glyphosate; Integrated weed management; Low input agriculture; Mediterranean environment; Organic agriculture; Weed diversity

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CEREAL; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; COVER CROP; DRY MATTER; GLYPHOSATE; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; HARVESTING; HERB; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LEGUME; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MULCH; MULCHING; NITROGEN; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETABLE; WEED CONTROL; YIELD RESPONSE;

AVENA SATIVA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM AVICULARE; PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA;

EID: 83655169823     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2011.09.016     Document Type: Article

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