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Striga hermonthica on sorghum in East Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

H. Doggett
H. Doggett
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East African Agriculture and Forestry Research Organization, Serere, Uganda*
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Two sorghum varieties, Dobbs and Bukura Mahemba, were grown in Tanganyika over a wide range of sites, seasons and naturally occurring levels of Striga infestation. Dobbs showed good Striga resistance relative to Bukura Mahemba: In Dobbs there were 9% of the number of witchweed plants above ground as against Bukura Mahemba. (3200 to 37,200 Striga plants per acre): The grain yield of Bukura Mahemba (845 lb./acre) was adversely affected by the Striga. That of Dobbs (1325 lb./acre) was not.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 65 , Issue 2 , October 1965 , pp. 183 - 194
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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