Claim · model-written summary
Isolates grown on compost were more effective than those grown on chopped sorghum straw at reducing germination of Striga seeds.
- Treatment
- isolates grown on composte5
- Outcome
- germination of Striga seedse5
- Direction
- reducinge5
- Comparator
- those grown on chopped sorghum strawe5
Sorghum
StrigaNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“Striga hermonthica is a destructive parasite of cereal crops in the semi‐arid tropical zone”
e2“As a result, sorghum dry biomass and grain yield were enhanced”
e5“Isolates grown on compost were more effective at reducing germination of Striga seeds than those grown on chopped sorghum straw”
Title
D YONLI; H TRAORÉ; D E HESS; et al. Weed Research 2006. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3180.2006.00486.x
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect Fusarium isolates reduced emerged Striga number, Striga vigour and dry biomass.
- Intervention effect Fusarium isolates enhanced sorghum dry biomass and grain yield.
- Intervention effect Inoculum substrate did not influence the ability of Fusarium isolates to control Striga.
- Intervention effect Fusarium isolates, substrate and their interaction significantly influenced germination of Striga seeds at 35 and 50 days after sowing.
- Intervention effect Seeds buried at 5 cm depth had significantly lower germination 50 days after sowing than seeds buried at 10 cm.
- Intervention effect At 10 cm depth, Fusarium isolates still reduced Striga seed germination relative to the control.
- Intervention effect Horizontal planting distance of 5 or 10 cm from sorghum hills had no effect.