Brief mention of research into the infestation of cowpeas by Striga gesnerioides conducted by staff of the Botany Department of the University of Nigeria at Nsukka is followed by more extensive discussion of work on this host-parasite relationship conducted at the Institute of Agricultural Resear...
Emechebe, A.M.
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Singh, B.B.
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Leleji, O.I.
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Atokple, I.D.K
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Adu, J.K.
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[Cowpea striga problems and research in Nigeria]
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Cowpea striga problems and research in Nigeria
Berner, D.K.
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Sauerborn, J.
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Hess, D.E.
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Emechebe, A.M.
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[The role of biological control in integrated management of Striga species in Africa]
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The role of biological control in integrated management of Striga species in Africa
The parasitic weeds, Alectra vogelii Benth., and Striga gesnerioides (Wild.) Vatke, have become major yield-reducing factors in cowpea. Currently, Striga is more prevalent in the Sudan savanna and Sahelian regions and Alectra in the northern Guinea savanna and southern Sudan savanna regions of We...
Cowpea diseases induced by various pathogenic groups (fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes, and parasitic flowering plants) constitute one of the most important constraints to cowpea production in all agroecological zones where the crop is grown. This paper presents an overview of the major resear...