Seed treatment of sorghum varieties with brine (NaCl) solution for control of Striga hermonthica in Sorghum

Crop Protection

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1015-1021

  Gworgwor, N A ^a,b   Hudu, A I ^a   Joshua, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brine (NaCl); Control; Seed treatment; Sorghum; Striga hermonthica

Indexed keywords

BRINE; CHEMICAL CONTROL; SEED; WEED CONTROL;

SORGHUM; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 0036896085     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(02)00085-6     Document Type: Article

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