Forage Radish Cover Crop Suppresses Winter Annual Weeds in Fall and Before Corn Planting

• Published in: Agronomy journal Vol. 103; no. 1; pp. 137 - 144
• Main Authors: Lawley, Yvonne E, Weil, Ray R, Teasdale, John R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madison American Society of Agronomy 2011
• Subjects: Agricultural practices; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; annual weeds; autumn; Biological and medical sciences; Cover crops; cultural control; dry matter accumulation; forage crops; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; grain yield; Maryland; no-tillage; Parasitic plants. Weeds; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection; radishes; Raphanus sativus; roots; rye; Secale cereale; shoots; spring; weed control; Weeds; Zea mays; Maryland; Vegetables; Weed; Cover crop; Annual plant; Raphanus sativus; Vegetable crop; Winter; Cruciferae; Dicotyledones; Agronomy; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Radish; Season; Planting

Forage radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. longipinnatus) is a new winter cover crop in the Mid-Atlantic region. The objective of this project was to characterize the repeatability, amount, and duration of weed suppression during and after a fall-planted forage radish cover crop and to quantify the sub...