Progress towards no-till organic weed control in western Canada

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-67

  Shirtliffe, Steven J ^a   Johnson, Eric N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

blade roller; cover crops; knife roller; mechanical weed control; minimum tillage; organic weed control; roller crimper; rotary hoe; zero tillage

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; COVER CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROPPING PRACTICE; MANURE; ORGANIC FARMING; WEED CONTROL; ZERO TILLAGE;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 84857002717     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170511000500     Document Type: Article

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