Comparison of organic and conventional managements on yields, nutrients and weeds in a corn-cabbage rotation

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 132-142

  Bajgai, Yadunath ^a,b   Kristiansen, Paul ^a   Hulugalle, Nilantha ^c   McHenry, Melinda ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Research and Development Centre Bajo   (Bhutan)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

atrazine; Chromosol; cultivation; residue incorporation; Vertosol

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP RESIDUE; CULTIVATION; MAIZE; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL MANAGEMENT; WEED;

BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84924420227     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170513000264     Document Type: Article

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