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Agronomy, Volume 2, Issue 4

December 2012 - 7 articles

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Articles (7)

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
8,085 Views
13 Pages

19 December 2012

Greenhouse and field studies were conducted in 2007 and 2008 to investigate possible multiple-resistance of horseweed to paraquat and glyphosate, and to evaluate the effect of the addition of metribuzin to paraquat on control of paraquat-resistant ho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
9,441 Views
13 Pages

19 December 2012

The introduction in Italy of Clearfield® rice cultivars carrying imidazolinone-resistant traits provides an efficient option to control red rice, a conspecific weed of cultivated rice. However, despite the promulgation of specific guidelines for Clea...

  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
11,338 Views
37 Pages

Micro-Level Management of Agricultural Inputs: Emerging Approaches

  • Jonathan Weekley,
  • Joseph Gabbard and
  • Jerzy Nowak

18 December 2012

Through the development of superior plant varieties that benefit from high agrochemical inputs and irrigation, the agricultural Green Revolution has doubled crop yields, yet introduced unintended impacts on environment. An expected 50% growth in worl...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,820 Views
9 Pages

Improved Sustainability through Novel Water Management Strategies for Strawberry Transplant Establishment in Florida, United States

  • Bielinski M. Santos,
  • Craig D. Stanley,
  • Alicia J. Whidden,
  • Teresa P. Salame-Donoso,
  • Vance M. Whitaker,
  • Ixchel M. Hernandez-Ochoa,
  • Pei-Wen Huang and
  • Emmanuel A. Torres-Quezada

6 December 2012

Establishing bare-root transplants in Florida, United States, is an inefficient water-consuming activity. Between 3500 and 5500 m3/ha are applied with sprinkler irrigation to lower temperatures around the transplant crown and aid early root developme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
7,623 Views
17 Pages

Integrated Palmer Amaranth Management in Glufosinate-Resistant Cotton: I. Soil-Inversion, High-Residue Cover Crops and Herbicide Regimes

  • Jatinder S. Aulakh,
  • Andrew J. Price,
  • Stephen F. Enloe,
  • Edzard Van Santen,
  • Glenn Wehtje and
  • Michael G. Patterson

5 November 2012

A three year field experiment was conducted to evaluate the role of soil-inversion, cover crops and herbicide regimes for Palmer amaranth between-row (BR) and within-row (WR) management in glufosinate-resistant cotton. The main plots were two soil-in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
9,838 Views
11 Pages

18 October 2012

Controlling black-grass in winter wheat production in northern Europe is an increasing problem because of more frequent winter crops and development of herbicide resistance in weeds. Alternative weed management strategies are needed, e.g., use of mor...

  • Review
  • Open Access
55 Citations
20,843 Views
44 Pages

16 October 2012

The Green Revolution has enabled Asian countries to boost their crop production enormously. However, Africa has not benefitted from this agricultural revolution since it did not consider local, but important crops grown in the continent. In addition...

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