Growth and biomass partitioning of maize during vegetative growth in response to Striga hermonthica infection and nitrogen supply

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 265-276

  Aflakpui, G K S ^a,b   Gregory, P J ^a   Froud Williams, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; STRIGA; STRIGA ASIATICA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036657661     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479702003022     Document Type: Article

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