Weed Growth and Grain Yield, as Affected by Herbicides, in Dry-seeded Rice in Sri Lanka

Journal of Crop Improvement

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 419-429

  Chauhan, Bhagirath S ^a   Abeysekara, Anuruddika S K ^b   Kulatunga, Sakinda D ^b   Madusanka, Indika U ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b Rice Research and Development Institute Sri Lanka   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Asia; weed biomass; weed control; weed density

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879679685     PISSN: 15427528     EISSN: 15427536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427528.2013.789810     Document Type: Article

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