Claim · model-written summary
High herbicide rates gave the greatest delay in Striga attachment.
Sorghum
StrigaNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“sorghum hybrid were treated with two ALS‐inhibiting herbicides”
e1“seeds treated with the highest herbicide rates had the fewest Striga attachments and the greatest delay in attachment”
Title
Efficacy of Herbicide Seed Treatments for Controlling Striga Infestation of Sorghum
Mitchell R. Tuinstra; Souley Soumana; Kassim Al‐Khatib; et al. Crop Science 2009. doi:10.2135/cropsci2008.06.0357
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect High herbicide rates led to the fewest Striga attachments.
- Observation Untreated sorghum plants died by flowering.
- Intervention effect Herbicide seed treatments reduced Striga emergence.
- Intervention effect Herbicide seed treatments significantly increased sorghum grain yield and dry matter production.
- Intervention effect Field seed treatments delayed Striga emergence.
- Intervention effect Field seed treatments yielded fewer emerged Striga plants.
- Recommendation The authors suggest herbicide seed treatments as a Striga management tool in sorghum.