Effects of soil pasteurisation and soil N status on severity of Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. in maize

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1675-1681

  Ahonsi, M O ^a   Berner, D K ^a,e   Emechebe, A M ^a,b,c,d   Lagoke, S T ^b,c,f  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Institute for Agricultural Research   (Nigeria)

^c AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Integrated Striga management; N fertility; Soil suppressiveness; Striga hermonthica

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

MAIZE; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL NITROGEN;

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; DISEASE SEVERITY; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; MAIZE; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; PLANT MICROORGANISM INTERACTION; REDUCTION; SOYBEAN;

STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 0036861965     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00152-9     Document Type: Article

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