A discussion is given of control of weeds of root and tuber crops, such as cassava, sweet potatoes, yams and cocoyams [Colocasia esculenta], as part of an integrated pest management programme.
Akobundu, I.O.
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[The role of weed control in integrated pest management for tropical root and tuber crops]
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The role of weed control in integrated pest management for tropical root and tuber crops
Field experiments were conducted in the early and late cropping seasons of 1979 on a loamysand Oxic Ustropept in a subhumid environment in Nigeria, using 40000, 50000 and 30000 + 40000 plants ha−1 of maize (Zea mays L. cv. TZB), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. cv. VITA‐5) and maize/cowpea in...
Ayeni, A.O.
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Duke, W.B.
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Akobundu, I.O.
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[Weed interference in maize, cowpea, maize/cowpea intercrop in a subhumid tropical environment. I. Influence of cropping season]
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Weed interference in maize, cowpea, maize/cowpea intercrop in a subhumid tropical environment. I. Influence of cropping season
Several herbicides applied singly and in combination were evaluated for weed control and for their effects on crop yield in direct‐seeded lowland rice under poor water management conditions characteristic of the conditions in which lowland rice is grown by most farmers in West Africa. Several her...
Akobundu, I.O.
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[Weed control in direct-seeded lowland rice under poor water control conditions]
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Weed control in direct-seeded lowland rice under poor water control conditions