Effect of growth medium and method of application of Fusarium oxysporum on infestation of sorghum by Striga hermonthica in Burkina Faso

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 417-421

  Yonli, D ^a   Traore H ^a   Hess, D E ^b   Abbasher, A A ^c   Boussim, I J ^d  

^a Inst l'Environnement Rech A   (Burkina Faso)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Application method; Bio control; Fusarium oxysporum; Inoculum; Striga hermonthica

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EMERGENCE; FUNGUS; WEED CONTROL; YIELD;

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

EID: 3042608468     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958315042000198456     Document Type: Article

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