Size and composition of weed seedbank in long-term organic and conventional low-input cropping systems

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 52-61

  Graziani, Federica ^a   Onofri, Andrea ^a   Pannacci, Euro ^a   Tei, Francesco ^a   Guiducci, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cropping system; Organic farming; Seedbank; Weeds

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CEREAL; CROPPING PRACTICE; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FARMING SYSTEM; GREEN MANURING; HERB; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; SEED BANK; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETABLE; WEED CONTROL;

ITALY;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PISUM SATIVUM; PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84857243854     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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