Browsing Department of Applied Plant Science by Subject "plant parasites, small-scale farms, Striga, African farmers, African agriculture"
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Striga management and the African farmer
(SAGE Publications, 2008-12)Striga asiatica and S. hermonthica are widespread plant parasites of cereals in Sub-Saharan Africa. In maize cropland alone, Striga has infested about 2.4 million ha, resulting in yield loss of 1.6 million tons per year, ...