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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"living mulch"”.
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Managing Cereal Rye Living Mulch in Snap Beans with Chemical Mowing and Preemergence Herbicides
… cereale L.) can be used as an interseeded living mulch for integrated weed management in vegetables. Two aspects limit cereal rye living mulch utility: yield impeding crop interference and concurrent cereal rye and weed establishment. Micro-rates of quizalofop-p-ethyl herbicide applied …
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No-tillage squash production on agricultural soil and minesoil
No-tillage establishment into a killed surface mulch on agricultural soil increased marketable acorn squash (Curcurbita pepo L. 'Table Ace’) yield by 29% as compared to a conventional tillage practice. These yield differences are attributed to increased plant population and possible improved water …
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Is Everything Connected? Following the Predators, Pests, and Plants Within a No-Till, Western Montana Agroecosystem
… systems are being re-engineered with hedgerows, living mulches, or minimum tillage activities in hopes of retaining populations of beneficial, predatory insects that may decrease the need for pesticide use. The purpose of this research was twofold. First, this on-farm research assessed the …
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Is Everything Connected? Following the Predators, Pests, and Plants Within a No-Till, Western Montana Agroecosystem
… systems are being re-engineered with hedgerows, living mulches, or minimum tillage activities in hopes of retaining populations of beneficial, predatory insects that may decrease the need for pesticide use. The purpose of this research was twofold. First, this on-farm research assessed the …