The mechanism for weed suppression by a forage radish cover crop

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-214

  Lawley, Yvonne E ^a   Teasdale, John R ^b   Weil, Ray R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 84858039492     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2011.0128     Document Type: Article

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