Organic matter and seed survival of Striga hermonthica - Mechanisms for seed depletion in the soil

Crop Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1594-1600

  Ayongwa, G C ^a,b,c   Stomph, T J ^a   Belder, P ^a,d   Leffelaar, P A ^a   Kuyper, T W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

^c Louis Bolk Institute ^*  (Cameroon)

^d LOUIS BOLK INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Ethylene; Organic matter quality; Parasitic weed; Seed bag; Seed decay

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ETHYLENE; FIELD METHOD; GERMINATION; GROWING SEASON; PARASITE; SEED; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; SURVIVAL; WEED;

STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 80053176101     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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