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Drought-tolerant Desmodium species effectively suppress parasitic striga weed and improve cereal grain yields in western Kenya

The parasitic weed Striga hermonthica Benth. (Orobanchaceae), commonly known as striga, is an increasingly important constraint to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), often resulting in total yield losses in maize (Zea mays L.) and substantial losses in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moenc...

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Autores principales: Midega, Charles A.O., Wasonga, Charles J., Hooper, Antony M., Pickett, John A., Khan, Zeyaur R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Butterworth 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5465939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28775391
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2017.03.018