Biological and physical constraints on maize production in the Humid Forest and Western Highlands of Cameroon

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 893-902

  Ngoko, Z ^a   Cardwell, K F ^b   Marasas, W F O ^c   Wingfield, M J ^d   Ndemah, R ^e   Schulthess, F ^b  

^a Box 80 ^*  (Cameroon)

^b Biological Control Center for Africa   (Benin)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^e INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Field pathogens; Maize; Regression analysis; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; MAIZE; PATHOGEN; SOIL FERTILITY; YIELD;

CAMEROON;

BIPOLARIS; BUSSEOLA FUSCA; CERCOSPORA; CERCOSPORA ZEAE-MAYDIS; COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS; HEXAPODA; HYPHOMYCETES; INSECTA; MACROSPORA; PUCCINIA; RHIZOCTONIA; STENOCARPELLA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036867242     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021206028492     Document Type: Article

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