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Implementation and Use of Green Manures for Weed Suppression in Sequential Maize Cropping [PDF]
International Journal of Agronomy, 2023 The ground cover produced by green manures has a direct influence on weed suppression and, in addition, the biomass produced by these same plants influences crop growth.
Amilcar Servín Niz +7 more
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Agronomic characteristics and yield of organic maize straw intercropped with perennial green manures
Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, 2016 Maize intercropped with perennial green manure is an option to promote soil coverage, control weeds and recycle soil nutrients, in an organic system. This study aimed at evaluating the agronomic characteristics and yield of grains and organic maize straw
Ana Carolina Costa Arantes +4 more
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Soil macrofauna in green manures preceding cotton growing
Bioscience Journal, 2020 The objective of this work was to evaluate the abundance of the soil macrofauna in four green manure species, before the cotton crop. The experimental design was a randomized block design with four treatments: Mucuna pruriens (gray mucuna), Canavalia ...
Elen Regina Caceres de Souza +6 more
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Agricultural Water Management, 2023 In the Hexi oasis irrigation area, green manure improves the use efficiency of soil, light, heat and precipitation resources during a long fallow period (from the wheat harvest to the later maize sowing).
Feng Wang +9 more
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Agronomy, 2022 The application of green manure to soil improves soil health by increasing biological activity. However, little attention has been paid to the effects of different green manures on the microbiological community and soil function after incorporation. Here,
Waleed Asghar, Ryota Kataoka
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BIO Web of Conferences, 2020 Orobanche cumana Wallr., an obligate parasite of sunflower, is widely spread in most countries cultivating this crop. It is one of the main factors limiting the cultivation of sunflower.
Strelnikov Evgeniy +3 more
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Weed suppression by green manure in an agroecological system
Revista Ceres, 2015 Green manure promotes efficient suppression of weeds, but green manure species can exhibit distinct behaviors, depending on the environmental conditions.
Katia Maria Garicoix Recalde +5 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 This study characterized the effect of green manures (February orchid, hairy vetch, rattail fescue and a no-green-manure control) and the termination method (flail or disk) on nutrient contents, enzyme activities, microbial biomass, microbial community ...
Ningguang Dong +5 more
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Agronomy, 2023 Effective weed management faces increasing legislative restrictions for the use of herbicides due to their toxicity and environmental persistence. In addition, the linear increase in resistant weeds threatens to render authorized herbicides useless. In a
Antía Valiño +4 more
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