Potential of herbicide-resistant rice technologies for sub-Saharan Africa

AgBioForum

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 313-325

  Rodenburg, Jonne ^a   Demont, Matty ^a  

^a AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Broad spectrum herbicides; Developing countries; Glufosinate; Glyphosate; Herbicide tolerant rice; Imidazolinone; Poverty; Weed control

Indexed keywords

ORYZA GLABERRIMA; ZIZANIA;

EID: 77954411851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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