A land management based approach to integrated Striga hermonthica control in sub-Saharan Africa

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 157-164

  Berner, Dana ^a   Carsky, Robert ^a   Dashiell, Kenton ^a   Kling, Jennifer ^a   Manyong, Victor ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POACEAE; STRIGA ASIATICA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

CEREAL PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; DEVELOPING REGION; INTEGRATED PEST CONTROL; LAND MANAGEMENT; STRIGA; WEED CONTROL;

AFRICA, (SUB-SAHARA);

EID: 0030430019     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003072709602500304     Document Type: Article

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