Effects of Desmodium uncinatum and D. intortum on parasitism by Phelipanche ramosa, Orobanche crenata and Striga Hermonthica
Root parasitic plants such as Striga, Phelipanche and Orobanche species cause severe loss of crop production worldwide. In some areas of East Africa, intercropping with Desmodium species has given good control of Striga hermonlhica. The root exudates of Desmodium contain compounds that affect germin...
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University of Reading
2014
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