Integrated management of Striga hermonthica, stemborers, and declining soil fertility in western Kenya

Field Crops Research

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-115

  Vanlauwe, B ^a   Kanampiu, F ^b   Odhiambo, G D ^c   De Groote, H ^b   Wadhams, L J ^d   Khan, Z R ^e  

^a the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture TSBF CIAT   (Kenya)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^c MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Crotalaria ochroleuca; Fertilizer; Glycine max; Imazapyr coated herbicide resistant maize; Push pull intercrop; Striga seedbank

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZERS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

CROTALARIA OCHROLEUCA; IMAZAPYR-COATED HERBICIDE-RESISTANT MAIZE; PUSH-PULL INTERCROP; ROTATIONAL SYSTEMS; STRIGA SEEDBANK;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; FOOD PRODUCTION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTERCROPPING; MAIZE; PEST CONTROL; SEED BANK; SOIL FERTILITY; SOYBEAN; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; KENYA; LAKE VICTORIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA OCHROLEUCA; DESMODIUM; DESMODIUM UNCINATUM; GLYCINE MAX; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 41549142602     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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