Influence of cowpea root powder and exudates on germination and radicle length in Striga hermothica, sorghum and pearl millet strains

M. M. Hassan
Environment and Natural Resources and Desertification Research Institute, National Centre for Research, Khartoum, Sudan.
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R. M. A. Abusin

R. M. A. Abusin
Bahri University, College of Agriculture, Pests and Plant Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
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H. Amani Eltayeb

H. Amani Eltayeb
Sudan University of Science and Technology, College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan.
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H. Samejima

H. Samejima
Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.
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A. G. T. Babiker

A. G. T. Babiker
Environment and Natural Resources and Desertification Research Institute, National Centre for Research, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Article Number - C08507358966
Vol.11(24), pp. 2082-2091 , June 2016
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2016.10989

Received: 13 March 2016
Accepted: 23 April 2016
Published: 16 June 2016

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