Extreme grain-based cropping systems: When herbicide-free weed management meets conservation tillage in Northern Climates

Weed Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 204-211

  Légère, Anne ^a   Shirtliffe, Steven J ^b   Vanasse, Anne ^c   Gulden, Robert H ^d  

^a SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blade roller; flexible crop production system; low input cropping system; organic no till; pesticide free production; sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP PLANT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; HERBICIDE; SOYBEAN; WEED CONTROL;

CANADA;

EID: 84875012855     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-D-12-00074.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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