Winter cover crops and fertiliser effects on the weed seed bank in a low-input maize-based conservation agriculture system

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 195-197

  Dube, E ^a   Chiduza, C ^b   Muchaonyerwa, P ^c   Fanadzo, M ^a   Mthoko, T S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Grazing vetch; Mulch effects; Oat; Problematic weeds

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; CROP ROTATION; FALLOW; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT; MAIZE; MULCH; SAMPLING; SEED BANK; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL FERTILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; AVENA SATIVA; DATURA STRAMONIUM; DIGITARIA SANGUINALIS; ELEUSINE; ELEUSINE INDICA; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA VARIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84873689857     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2012.730637     Document Type: Article

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