A sterile-female technique proposed for control of striga hermonthica and other intractable weeds: Advantages, shortcomings and riskmanagement

Pest Management Science

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 596-602

  Rector, Brian G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Female sterility; Hybrid prevention; TAC TICS

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DICOTYLEDON; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PARASITIC PLANT; POLLEN; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEED CONTROL;

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT INFERTILITY; POLLEN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WITCHWEED;

GENE TARGETING; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT INFERTILITY; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLLEN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRIGA;

STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 65749119009     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1737     Document Type: Article

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