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Essential plant nutrients impair post‐germination development of Striga in sorghum
Plants, People, PlanetSocietal Impact Statement Infestation by the parasitic weed Striga is a major cause of cereal crop production losses on smallholder farms in Africa.
Immaculate M. Mwangangi +3 more
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Determining smallholder farmers’ preferences for Push-Pull technology dissemination pathways in western Kenya [PDF]
The push-pull technology (PPT) has widely been disseminated to control stemborer (Chilo partellus and Busseola fusca) and Striga weeds (Striga hermonthica and Striga asiatica) in maize fields in Kenya. This study examined farmers’ preferences for various
Khan, Zeyaur R. +4 more
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Participatory Evaluation of Integrated Pest and Soil Fertility Management Options Using Ordered Categorical Data Analysis [PDF]
During participatory rural appraisals, farmers at the Lake Victoria basin of Kenya and Uganda identified Striga, stemborer and declining soil fertility as three major constraints to maize production To reduce food insecurity, several innovative ...
Vanlauwe, Bernard +5 more
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Livelihood Strategies of Resource-Poor Farmers in Striga-Infested Areas of Western Kenya. [PDF]
Striga hermonthica (del) Benth is threatening rural livelihoods in western Kenya where maize is the major food and cash crop. Vulnerability analysis was conducted on a sample of 802 households in eight districts of Nyanza and Western provinces.
Odhiambo, George D. +6 more
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CABI Agriculture and BioscienceBackground Using a desirable tester is considered one method used to maximise genetic differences among test crosses derived from new inbred lines and improves the overall performance of maize. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the potency of the tester
Degife Zebire +5 more
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International Journal of AgronomySeventy-five (75) sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) genotypes were evaluated to determine the effects of Striga hermonthica infestation (0, 0.25, and 5 mg seed pot−1) on secondary metabolites and grain nutritional composition.
Wilbert Mutezo, Moosa M. Sedibe
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, 1991 An in-vitro growth system for investigating the behaviour of S. gesnerioides on cowpea has been developed. The roots of young cowpea plants were spred over glass fibre filter paper in a shallow plastic tray, and a known number of germinated Striga seeds ...
Terry, P. J. +5 more
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Adoption of a New Maize and Production Efficiency in Western Kenya [PDF]
Declining yields of maize as a result of Striga infestation has necessitated a new technology known as Imazapyr-resistant maize (IRM) to contain the problem.
Senkondo, E.M. +3 more
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Studies on Zea mays infected with Striga hermonthica , with particular reference to photosynthesis [PDF]
, 1993 The parasitic angiosperm Striga hermonthica is native to Africa where it parasitizes maize and can reduce crop yield to zero. Pulse-chase experiments showed that carbon was assimilated in control and infected plants mainly by the C4 pathway but the ...
Smith, L. H., Smith, Lucy Helen
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