Grain yield response and Chilo partellus infestation in diverse sorghum-cowpea intercrop arrangements

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-42

  Ayisi, K K ^a   Mposi, M S ^a   van den Berg, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b ARC Grains Crops Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chilo partellus; Cowpea; Intercropping; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

EID: 17844393495     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2001.10634399     Document Type: Article

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