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Effects of Parasitic and Non-Parasitic Weeds on Sorghum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

F. F. Bebawi  and
A. F. Farah
F. F. Bebawi
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Shambat, Sudan
A. F. Farah
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Shambat, Sudan
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Summary

The parasitic weed striga had significantly greater effects on sorghum yield components than non-parasitic weeds. Grain reduction caused by striga amounted to 65% compared with 32% reduction caused by non-parasitic weeds. Comparable reductions were also manifest in straw yield, grains/head and plant height of sorghum. Early removal of striga (a week after its emergence), and thereafter at regular weekly intervals, may help to improve crop yields.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , October 1981 , pp. 415 - 418
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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