Response of maize varieties to Striga infestation

Crop Protection

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 89-94

  Oswald, A ^a   Ransom, J K ^b  

^a AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maize varieties; Striga hermonthica; Striga resistance; Striga tolerance

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PARASITIC PLANT; WEED CONTROL;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

STRIGA; STRIGA ASIATICA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; VICTORIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0742271230     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(03)00173-X     Document Type: Article

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