Effects of repeated clover undersowing, green manure ley and weed harrowing on weeds and yields in organic cereals

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 138-150

  Sjursen, Helge ^a   Brandsæter, Lars Olav ^a   Netland, Jan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Annual weeds; cereal yield; cover crop; mechanical weed control; red clover; ryegrass; white clover

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM; SPERGULA ARVENSIS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84856088928     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710.2011.584550     Document Type: Article

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