Butler, L.G. (1989) STRIGA: scourge of African cereals. Documentation. INTSORMIL, Lincoln, NE.
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Abstract
Striga, a beautiful but enormously destructive weed, interferes with production of the native African cereals sorghum and millet as well as maize and cowpeas. These crops provide the staple foods for millions of people in the semiarid regions south of the Sahara. Recent trends away from traditional fallowing practices toward continuous cultivation of cereals to meet increasing population pressure have intensified the Striga problem.Some authorities now cite Striga as the greatest biological constraint on cereal production in Africa.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Documentation) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Striga, Sorghum, Millet, Maize, Cowpeas, Vulnerability, Moisture; RP5696 |
| Author Affiliation: | Purdue University |
| Subjects: | Plant Protection Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Maize Millet Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms Ishrath Durafsha |
| Date Deposited: | 19 May 2014 06:20 |
| Last Modified: | 19 May 2014 06:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12962 |
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