Effect of intercropping cowpea with maize or cassava on cowpea bacterial blight and yield

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 145-151

  Sikirou, R ^a,b   Wydra, K ^a,c  

^a International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA   (Benin)

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

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Integrated management; Intercropping; Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vignicola; Xanthomonas campestris pv. vignicola

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; CASSAVA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTERCROPPING; LEGUME; MAIZE; MONOCULTURE; YIELD RESPONSE;

AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MANIHOT ESCULENTA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. VIGNICOLA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 49649107747     PISSN: 18613829     EISSN: 18613837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03356262     Document Type: Article

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