Control of witchweed Striga hermonthica by intercropping with Desmodium spp., and the mechanism defined as allelopathic

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1871-1885

  Khan, Zeyaur R ^a   Hassanali, Ahmed ^a   Overholt, William ^a   Khamis, Tsanuo M ^b   Hooper, Antony M ^c   Pickett, John A ^c   Wadhams, Lester J ^c   Woodcock, Christine M ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^c LACR Rothamsted   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Desmodium; Germination stimulant; Maize; Nitrogen; Shading; Silverleaf; Striga; Suicidal germination

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN;

ALLELOPATHY; INTERCROPPING; PEST CONTROL; WEED CONTROL;

ALLELOPATHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COWPEA; GERMINATION; INFESTATION; INSECT; INTERCROPPING; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEGUME; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT DAMAGE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; WEED; CROP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMIDITY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEEDLING; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WITCHWEED;

KENYA;

ANIMALIA; DESMODIUM; DESMODIUM INTORTUM; DESMODIUM UNCINATUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; STRIGA; STRIGA ASIATICA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FABACEAE; GERMINATION; HUMIDITY; LIGHT; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT ROOTS; SEEDLING; STRIGA; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036756140     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020525521180     Document Type: Article

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