Impacts of type of fallow and invasion by Chromolaena odorata on weed communities in crop fields in Cameroon

Ecology and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Ngobo, Martine ^a   McDonald, Morag ^b   Weise, Stephan ^a  

^a IITA ^*

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Chromolaena odorata; CVA; Fallow; Weeds

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FALLOW; POLICY REFORM; WEED;

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

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASTERACEAE; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; CYATHULA PROSTRATA; CYPERUS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MARISCUS; MIKANIA CORDATA; MUSANGA CECROPIOIDES; PASPALUM CONJUGATUM; POUZOLZIA; RICHARDIA BRASILIENSIS; SIDA RHOMBIFOLIA; STACHYTARPHETA CAYENNENSIS; TALINUM TRIANGULARE; TREMA ORIENTALIS; TRIUMFETTA CORDIFOLIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 27444445085     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-00653-090201     Document Type: Article

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