Claim · model-written summary
Herbicide applications significantly reduced Striga seed formation by an average of 93%.
Sorghum
StrigaNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“All herbicide applications significantly reduced striga flowering (average of 69 %)and seed formation (average of 93 %) at harvest”
e1“in sorghum”
Title
Use of hand-weeding and herbicides to control Striga hermonthica in Burkina Faso
H. Traoré; D. E. Hess; G. Hoffmann; et al. African Crop Science Journal 2001. doi:10.4314/acsj.v9i4.27586
Other claims from this paper (15)
- Intervention effect Single applications of 2,4-D reduced emerged Striga through harvest.
- Intervention effect Single applications of triclopyr reduced emerged Striga through harvest.
- Intervention effect Herbicide applications significantly reduced Striga flowering by an average of 69%.
- Intervention effect Herbicides reduced nonparasitic weed dry biomass by an average of 82%.
- Intervention effect Residual triclopyr treatment reduced emerged Striga throughout the next season.
- Intervention effect In 1996, 2,4-D again reduced Striga infestation.
- Intervention effect In 1996, triclopyr again reduced Striga infestation.
- Intervention effect 2,4-D was more effective against Striga on Itchoari.
- Intervention effect Triclopyr was more effective against Striga on Sariaso 9.
- Intervention effect Herbicides were more cost effective than mechanical weeding.
- Association Enhanced Striga control improved sorghum thousand-grain weight.
- Intervention effect Additional hand-weeding increased Striga emergence relative to the control.
- Intervention effect Herbicides did not significantly increase sorghum yield compared with controls.
- Intervention effect Herbicides produced higher yields than the control in 1994 and 1996.
- Intervention effect Additional hand-weeding produced higher yields than the control in 1994 and 1996.