Effect of intercropping sorghum and groundnuts on density of Striga hermonthica in The Gambia

dc.contributor.author	Carson, A.G.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-01-12T10:50:51Z
dc.date.available	2021-01-12T10:50:51Z
dc.date.issued	2008-11
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4526
dc.description	4p:, ill.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Two intercropping trials were established in 1985-1986 to compare the effects of inter-row intercropping, intra-row intercropping, and sole cropping of sorghum and groundnuts on emergency of Striga shoots on sorghum. Intra-row intercropping reduced density of Striga significantly when compared with sole cropping of sorghum. This effect appeared tube soil temperature-mediated. Soil temperatures in intra-row intercropping were 2°C lower and closer to the minimum threshold of 30 °C than in sole sorghum during the peak period of germination	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Cape Coast	en_US
dc.subject	Intercropping sorghum and groundnuts	en_US
dc.subject	Effects onsoil temperature andemergence ofStriga hermonthica	en_US
dc.subject	The Gambia	en_US
dc.title	Effect of intercropping sorghum and groundnuts on density of Striga hermonthica in The Gambia	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US