A participatory approach to increasing productivity of maize through Striga hermonthica control in northeast Nigeria

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 349-364

  Kamara, A Y ^a,b   Ellis Jones, J ^c   Amaza, P ^a,b   Omoigui, L O ^a,b   Helsen, J ^a,b   Dugje, I Y ^d   Kamai, N ^e   Menkir, A ^a,b   White, R W ^f  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Agriculture 4 Development   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^e Borno State Agricultural Development Programme   (Nigeria)

^f ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 45849083918     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: 14694441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479708006418     Document Type: Article

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