Striga hermonthica parasitism in maize in response to N and P fertilisers

Field Crops Research

Volumn 134, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Jamil, M ^a,d   Kanampiu, F K ^b   Karaya, H ^b   Charnikhova, T ^a   Bouwmeester, H J ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^c CENTRE FOR BIOSYSTEMS GENOMICS   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Kenya; Nitrogen; Parasitic weeds; Phosphorus; Strigolactones; Sub Saharan Africa; Witchweed; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PARASITIC PLANT; PARASITISM; PHOSPHORUS; SECRETION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; WEED CONTROL;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860817870     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.03.015     Document Type: Article

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