Challenges for weed management in African rice systems in a changing climate
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J. RODENBURG*, H. MEINKE† AND D. E. JOHNSON Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), East and Southern Africa Rice Program (ESARP), P.O. Box 33581, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Department of Plant Sciences, Centre for Crop Systems Analysis (CSA),Wageningen University,Wageningen, The Netherlands Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, Philippines
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE PAPER Challenges for weed management in African rice systems in a changing climate
J. RODENBURG*, H. MEINKE† AND D. E. JOHNSON Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), East and Southern Africa Rice Program (ESARP), P.O. Box 33581, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Department of Plant Sciences, Centre for Crop Systems Analysis (CSA),Wageningen University,Wageningen, The Netherlands Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manil...
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