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....

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1994
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49404
Description
Summary: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....