Incorporating an herbicide resistance gene into tropical maize with inherent polygenic resistance to control Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth

Plant Breeding

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 385-392

  Menkir, A ^a   Chikoye, D ^a   Lum, F ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Combined resistance; Control option; Herbicide resistance gene; Polygenic resistance to Striga hermonthica

Indexed keywords

STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77958183075     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: 14390523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2009.01687.x     Document Type: Article

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