The effectiveness of Celosia argentia (Striga “chaser”) to control Striga on Sorghum in Uganda
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Gas exchange characteristics of the sorghum-striga host-parasite association.
Gas exchange characteristics are reported for both members of the sorghum-Striga host-parasite association. Both Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth and Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze had transpiration rates considerably in excess of those of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, cv CSH1). Stomatal conductance in both Striga spp. showed little response to periods of darkness and moderate water stress....
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عنوان ژورنال: Crop Protection
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0261-2194
DOI: 10.1016/s0261-2194(02)00181-3