Mistletoe impact on Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) flowering and fruiting behaviour in savanna area from Burkina Faso

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 142-148

  Lamien, N ^a,b   Boussim, J I ^b   Nygard, R ^c   Ouedraogo J S ^d   Oden P C ^c   Guinko, S ^b  

^a Département de Productions Forestières INERA CNRST   (Burkina Faso)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d INSTITUT DE L ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHES AGRICOLES INERA   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Burkina Faso; Fruit production; Impact; Mistletoes; Vitellaria paradoxa

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; FRUIT PRODUCTION; FRUITING; PARASITIC PLANT; SAVANNA;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

SAPOTACEAE; VISCUM ALBUM; VITELLARIA PARADOXA;

EID: 27644499978     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2004.10.010     Document Type: Article

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