Control of speargrass (Imperata cylindrica (L) Raeuschel) with glyphosate and fluazifop-butyl for soybean (Glycine max (L) Merr) production in savanna zone of Nigeria

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 193-196

  Avav, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fluazifop butyl; Glyphosate; Hoe weeding; I cylindrica; Pre tillage; Savanna; Soybean

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PEST CONTROL; FLUAZIFOP BUTYL; GLYPHOSATE; GRAIN YIELD; HERBICIDE TOLERANCE; NIGERIA; SAVANNA; WEED CONTROL; WEEDING;

GLYPHOSATE; SOYBEAN; WEED CONTROL; YIELD RESPONSE;

NIGERIA;

GLYCINE MAX; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA; PIPTOCHAETIUM; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0034650494     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(20000115)80:2<193::AID-JSFA476>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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