Cowpea yield losses attributed to striga infestations

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-48

  Muleba, N ^a,b   Ouedraogo, J T ^a,c   Tignegre, J B ^a,c  

^a SAFGRAD   (Burkina Faso)

^b OAU STRC SAFGRAD ^*  (Burkina Faso)

^c INSTITUT DE L ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHES AGRICOLES INERA   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COWPEA;

BURKINA FASO;

EID: 0031399996     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859697004450     Document Type: Article

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