Striga management and the African farmer

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 277-282

  Woomer, Paul L ^a   Bokanga, Mpoko ^b   Odhiambo, George D ^c  

^a African Agricultural Technology Foundation   (Kenya)

^b AATF   (Kenya)

^c MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

African agriculture; African farmers; Plant parasites; Small scale farms; Striga

Indexed keywords

STRIGA; STRIGA ASIATICA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 59049085021     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000008787167790     Document Type: Article

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