Evaluation of integrated crop management strategies employed to cope with Striga infestation in permanent land use systems in southern Benin

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-206

  Vissoh, Pierre V ^a,c   Gbehounou, Gualbert ^b   Ahanchede, Adam ^a   Roling, Niels G ^c   Kuyper, Thomas W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DES RECHERCHES AGRICOLES DU BÉNIN   (Benin)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crop losses; Integrated crop management; Legumes; Participatory learning; Permanent land use; Soil fertility decline; Striga; Transplanting

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROUNDNUT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; MAIZE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOWING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRANSPLANTATION; TRAP CROP;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; STRIGA; STRIGA GESNERIOIDES; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 47349128150     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870801969540     Document Type: Article

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