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JONES1 has recently directed attention to a problem of considerable importance in African agriculture, namely, whether Striga hermontheca Benth. infestation is only serious on ‘worn-out’ soils or whether the ‘wearing-out’ is due to Striga itself.
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BASINSKI, J. Witchweed and Soil Fertility. Nature 175, 431 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175431a0
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