New methods of Striga control

Research in Nigeria, has shown that hand pulling alone is an ineffective means of controlling Striga spp, (witchweed). Parasitic weeds do more damage to the host plant when they are still under the soil (holoparasitic) than when they have emerged...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1991
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45526
Description
Summary:Research in Nigeria, has shown that hand pulling alone is an ineffective means of controlling Striga spp, (witchweed). Parasitic weeds do more damage to the host plant when they are still under the soil (holoparasitic) than when they have emerged...