Organic no-tillage system effects on soybean, corn and irrigated tomato production and economic performance in Iowa, USA

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-59

  Delate, Kathleen ^a   Cwach, Daniel ^a   Chase, Craig ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cover crops; hairy vetch; organic weed management; roller crimper; rye

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MAIZE; ORGANIC FARMING; SOYBEAN; VEGETABLE; WEED CONTROL; ZERO TILLAGE;

IOWA; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PISUM SATIVUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84857005913     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170511000524     Document Type: Article

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