Imazapyr and pyrithiobac movement in soil and from maize seed coats to control Striga in legume intercropping

Crop Protection

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 611-619

  Kanampiu, Fred K ^a   Ransom, Joel K ^b   Friesen, Dennis ^a,c   Gressel, Jonathan ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^b International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Nepal   (Nepal)

^c International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development   (United States)

^d WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Beans; Cowpeas; Herbicide movement; Intercropping distances; Witchweed; Yellow gram

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; GERMINATION; HERBICIDE; INTERCROPPING; SEED TREATMENT; WEED CONTROL;

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); STRIGA; STRIGA ASIATICA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036745412     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(01)00151-X     Document Type: Article

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