Impact of spring wheat planting density, row spacing, and mechanical weed control on yield, grain protein, and economic return in Maine

Weed Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 244-253

  Kolb, Lauren N ^a,b   Gallandt, Eric R ^a   Mallory, Ellen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

bread wheat; Condiment mustard; enhanced competition; grain quality; organic cereals; physical weed control

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MECHANICAL CONTROL; ORGANIC FARMING; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTEIN; SEEDING; SOWING; SPACING; WEED CONTROL; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84860133372     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-D-11-00118.1     Document Type: Article

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