Screening Five Fall-Sown Cover Crops for Use in Organic No-Till Crop Production in the Upper Midwest

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 748-763

  Silva, Erin Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

cover crops; no till; organic agriculture; roller crimper

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902955769     PISSN: 21683565     EISSN: 21683573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21683565.2014.901275     Document Type: Article

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