Evaluation and economics of a rotating cultivator in Bok Choy, Celery, Lettuce, and Radicchio

Weed Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 176-188

  Fennimore, Steven A ^a   Smith, Richard F ^b   Tourte, Laura ^b   Lestrange, Michelle ^b   Rachuy, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand weeding; interrow cultivation; intrarow cultivation; lettuce thinning; net returns; production costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894058415     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-D-13-00051.1     Document Type: Article

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