Published November 2001 | Version v1
Miscellaneous

Management of broadleaved weeds in small-scale in an on-farm perspective

  • 1. National Plant Breeding Research Centre, Njoro (Kenya)

Description

An on-farm trial was conducted at eight different sites in Rongai and Njoro areas of Nakuru district and only six of the sites were finally harvested. The study was mainly to evaluate different weed control methods to offer a variety of recommendations for small scale wheat farmers. Of the treatments tested Buctril Mc out performed all the treatments except for Ariane. Cultural methods of control seemed to be inferior to almost all the chemical control. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
National Plant Breeding Research Centre, Njoro
Imprint Place
Njoro (Kenya)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 1st annual N.P.B.R.C. conference, Njoro, Kenya
Imprint Pagination
255 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 167-169

Conference

Title
1. annual conference of National Plant Breeding Research Centre
Dates
26-30 Nov 2001
Place
Njoro (Kenya)

INIS

Country of Publication
Kenya
Country of Input or Organization
Kenya
INIS RN
34018893
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES; PLANT BREEDING; PRODUCTIVITY; WEEDS; WHEAT
Descriptors DEC
CEREALS; GRAMINEAE; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PLANTS

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