Claim · model-written summary
Sorghum border was the only companion crop positive for MCMV.
- Interactor
- MCMVMaize chlorotic mottle viruse0pathogen
- Outcome
- tested positive for MCMVe0
SorghumNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“The sorghum border was the only companion crop that tested positive for MCMV”
Title
E. S. Namikoye; G. M. Kariuki; Z. M. Kinyua; et al. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 2017. doi:10.1080/00128325.2018.1456298
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Observation No companion crop tested positive for SCMV.
- Intervention effect Maize intercropped with elephant grass had the least disease incidence.
- Intervention effect Maize intercropped with elephant grass yielded less.
- Observation Corn thrips preferred coriander among companion plants.
- Observation Corn leaf aphids preferred coriander among companion plants.
- Observation Maize in every cropping system tested positive for MCMV.
- Observation Maize grown with coriander tested negative for SCMV.
- Intervention effect Sorghum bordered plots yielded similarly to maize monoculture.
- Intervention effect Coriander bordered plots yielded similarly to maize monoculture.
- Recommendation Authors recommend intercropping maize with coriander to trap aphids and protect against SCMV.
- Recommendation Authors recommend sorghum borders to maximize maize yield where MLND is prevalent.