Fusarium oxysporum Foxy 2 shows potential to control both Striga hermonthica and S. asiatica

Weed Research

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 433-438

  Elzein, A ^a   Kroschel, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Fusarium oxysporum; Mycoherbicide; Striga species

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; FUNGAL DISEASE; WEED CONTROL;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WORLD;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; STRIGA ASIATICA; STRIGA GESNERIOIDES; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 10344233200     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2004.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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