Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 Striga hermonthica (witchweed) is a parasitic weed that attacks and significantly reduces the yields of maize, sorghum, millet and sugarcane throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
David Chandler Sands +7 more
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Classification and influence of agricultural information on striga and stemborer control in Suba and Vihiga Districts, Kenya [PDF]
This paper reports on findings of a study to examine the sources used by farmers in search of agricultural information on striga and/or stemborers control technologies and factors that influence acquisition of such information in Western Kenya region.
Amudavi, David M. +5 more
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Development and diffusion of integrated Striga control practices for small-scale farmers in western Kenya [PDF]
, 2016 The parasitic weed Striga hermonthica has become one of the most significant constraints to cereal production in western Kenya.
Friesen, Dennis K.
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Drought-tolerant Desmodium species effectively suppress parasitic striga weed and improve cereal grain yields in western Kenya [PDF]
, 2017 s The parasitic weed Striga hermonthica Benth. (Orobanchaceae), commonly known as striga, is an increasingly important constraint to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), often resulting in total yield losses in maize (Zea mays L.) and ...
Hooper, Antony M. +4 more
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LONG-RUN STRIGA CONTROL BY SUBSISTENCE FARMERS IN MALI [PDF]
A dynamic programming model is developed to identify barriers to the adoption of long-run control programs for the parasitic weed Striga. The model is applied to Sirakorola in northwestern Mali.
Fofana, Makan +3 more
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Impact of a direct seeding, mulch-based, conservation agriculture (DMC) rainfed rice-based system on soil pest and striga infestation and damage in Madagascar [PDF]
, 2006 Direct seeding, Mulch-based, Conservation agriculture (DMC) systems are being extended in Madagascar in view of reducing erosion and loss of fertility of hill slope soils observed in conventional rainfed systems. However, little is known on their effects
Andrianaivo, A. +5 more
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African Journal of Biotechnology, 2011 A study was carried out using diallel crosses in maize to determine the general and specific combining abilities in the mode of inheritance of tolerance to Striga lutea. Ten inbred parents of varying toleranceto S. lutea were crossed in half diallel to generate 45 F1 hybrids.
Olakojo, SA, Olaoye, G
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BMC Plant Biology, 2019 Background Maize yield potential is rarely maximized in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to the devastating effects of drought stress and Striga hermonthica parasitism.
B. Badu-Apraku +6 more
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Intensive cereal-legume–livestock systems in West African dry Savannas. [PDF]
, 2017 The dry savannas of West Africa are undergoing rapid transformation of agricultural practices owing to the rapid human and livestock population growth, increase in agricultural intensification and accelerated climate change which has increased the ...
Ajeigbe, Hakeem A. +3 more
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Responses of maize, sorghum and millet host plants to infestation by Striga hermonthica
Crop Protection, 1994 Abstract Twelve samples of Striga hermonthica seed were collected from four host crops [millet (4), sorghum (4), a sorghum/millet intercrop (3) and maize (1)] from all the main areas of S. hermonthica infestation in Nigeria and were tested on eight genotypes of three test crops [maize (4), sorghum (2) and millet (2)] in two screenhouse trials ...
Kim, S.K., Akintunde, A., Walker, P.
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