Agronomic productivity and nitrogen requirements of alternative tillage and crop establishment systems for improved weed control in direct-seeded rice

Field Crops Research

Volumn 130, Issue , 2012, Pages 128-137

  Pittelkow, C M ^a   Fischer, A J ^a   Moechnig, M J ^a,c   Hill, J E ^a   Koffler, K B ^a   Mutters, R G ^b   Greer, C A ^b   Cho, Y S ^a,d   van Kessel, C ^a   Linquist, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Crop establishment; Direct seeded rice; Grain yield; Nitrogen fertilizer management; Tillage; Weeds

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; GRASS; HERBICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; NITROGEN; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; PHYTOMASS; RICE; TILLAGE; WEED CONTROL;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

AMMANNIA; ECHINOCHLOA;

EID: 84863409130     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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