Pennisetum glaucum subsp. monodii accessions with Striga resistance in West Africa

Crop Protection

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 865-870

  Wilson, J P ^a   Hess, D E ^b,f   Hanna, W W ^a,c   Kumar, K A ^d,f   Gupta, S C ^e,g  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d Agriculture Environmental Renewal Canada Inc (AERC)   (Canada)

^e Pantnagar University   (India)

^f ICRISAT ^*  (Niger)

^g ICRISAT Nigeria   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Downy mildew; Host resistance; Pearl millet; Pennisetum glaucum; Sclerospora graminicola; Striga; Striga hermonthica

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; PARASITIC PLANT; PEST RESISTANCE; WEED CONTROL;

AFRICA; NIGER [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

GRAMINICOLA; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PERONOSPORA FARINOSA; SCLEROSPORA GRAMINICOLA; STRIGA; STRIGA ASIATICA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 3142577103     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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