Efficacy of four post-emergence herbicides applied at reduced doses on weeds in summer maize (Zea mays L.) fields in North China Plain

Crop Protection

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-32

  Zhang, Jinwei ^a   Zheng, Li ^a   Jäck, Ortrud ^c   Yan, Dayu ^a   Zhang, Zongjian ^b   Gerhards, Roland ^c   Ni, Hanwen ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Central Research Institute of China Chemical Science and Technology   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dose reduction; Grain yield; Nicosulfuron mesotrione; Topramezone; Weed control

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EMERGENCE; HERBICIDE; MAIZE; SUMMER; WEED CONTROL;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84878717365     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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