Evaluation of a new formulation of atrazine and metolachlor mixture for weed control in maize in Nigeria

Crop Protection

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1016-1020

  Chikoye, David ^a   Udensi, Udensi E ^a   Fontem Lum, A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Grasses; Sedges; Weed competition

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; MAIZE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; WEED CONTROL;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

COMMELINA; COMMELINA BENGHALENSIS; CYPERACEAE; CYPERUS; KYLLINGA SQUAMULATA; MARISCUS; PANICUM MAXIMUM; PASSIFLORA EDULIS; PASSIFLORA FOETIDA; POACEAE; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 24644463657     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2005.02.011     Document Type: Article

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