Organic amendments mitigate heterotrophic weed infestation in savannah agriculture

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-186

  Sauerborn, J ^a   Kranz, B ^a   Mercer Quarshie, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b Savanna Agricultural Research Institute   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Compound fields; Ghana; Organic matter; Soil properties; Striga

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BOS TAURUS; STRIGA; STRIGA ASIATICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038587353     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(03)00023-4     Document Type: Article

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