Health of farmer-saved maize seed in north-east Nigeria

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 563-572

  Biemond, P C ^a,b   Oguntade, Oluwole ^a   Stomph, Tjeerd Jan ^b   Kumar, P Lava ^a   Termorshuizen, Aad J ^c   Struik, Paul C ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c BLGG Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Seed pathology; Seed system; Seed borne diseases; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DISEASE; GERMINATION; INCUBATION; MAIZE; PATHOGEN; PATHOLOGY; SEED;

NIGERIA;

BOTRYODIPLODIA THEOBROMAE; COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS; COCHLIOBOLUS LUNATUS; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84884988479     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-013-0269-5     Document Type: Article

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