Intercropping reduces striga damage

Intercropping millet with cowpeas reduces the growth and seed production of the parasitic weed, striga. Millet yields are not affected by competition from the cowpeas. In north-west Mali yields of millet are severely affected by Striga hermonthica....

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Formato: News Item
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1994
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49404
Descripción
Sumario:Intercropping millet with cowpeas reduces the growth and seed production of the parasitic weed, striga. Millet yields are not affected by competition from the cowpeas. In north-west Mali yields of millet are severely affected by Striga hermonthica....