Conservation tillage strategy based on the roller crimper technology for weed control in Mediterranean vegetable organic cropping systems

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-18

  Canali, Stefano ^a   Campanelli, Gabriele ^a   Ciaccia, Corrado ^a   Leteo, Fabrizio ^a   Testani, Elena ^a   Montemurro, Francesco ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cover crop; Energy saving; Green manure; N use efficiency; Organic farming; Soil temperature; Soil water content; Zucchini

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; COVER CROP; FRUIT; MANURE; MECHANICAL CONTROL; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT; WEED CONTROL;

ITALY;

CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; HORDEUM;

EID: 84879327030     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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