Assessment of different legumes for the control of Striga hermonthica in maize and sorghum

Crop Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 730-736

  Khan, Zeyaur R ^a   Midega, Charles A O ^a   Hassanali, Ahmed ^a   Pickett, John A ^b   Wadhams, Lester J ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA OCHROLEUCA; DESMODIUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR; STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34247234560     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2006.07.0487     Document Type: Article

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