Diversity of coevolved weeds in smallholder maize fields of Mexico and Zimbabwe

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1589-1610

  Madamombe Manduna, Idah ^a   Vibrans, Heike ^a   López Mata, Lauro ^a  

^a Campus Montecillo ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Edible weeds; Weed diversity; Weed evolution

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COEVOLUTION; EDIBLE SPECIES; MAIZE; MIGRATION; RAINFALL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WEED;

AFRICA; HONDE VALLEY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OAXACA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67349166127     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9545-7     Document Type: Article

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