Seed dressing maize with imazapyr to control Striga hermonthica in farmers’ fields in the savannas of Nigeria
Use of small doses of imazapyr and pyrithiobac for seed coatings of imazapyr-resistant maize hybrids (IR-Maize) offers an effective means to control Striga hermonthica. Field trials were conducted in Bauchi and Kano States of Nigeria in 2014 and 2015 under heavy Striga infestation to evaluate the po...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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MDPI
2020
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109001 |
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