On-farm evaluation of improved maize varieties intercropped with some legumes in the control of Striga in the Northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria

Crop Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 533-538

  Kuchinda, N C ^a   Kureh, I ^a   Tarfa, B D ^a   Shinggu, C ^a   Omolehin, R ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Legume intercrop; Maize varieties; Striga control

Indexed keywords

INTERCROPPING; MAIZE; PARASITIC PLANT; WEED CONTROL;

NIGERIA;

STRIGA; STRIGA ASIATICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037392820     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(02)00206-5     Document Type: Article

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