Claim · model-written summary
Reported Striga control options were hoe weeding, uprooting and manure application in descending order.
- Outcome
- hoe weeding, uprooting, manure applicatione0
Zea mays
StrigaNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“Striga control options described by farmers across the studied districts were: hoe weeding, uprooting, manure application and crop rotation in descending order”
e1“farmers’ maize production constraints, current Striga control options”
Title
John Lobulu; Hussein Shimelis; Mark Laing; et al. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science 2019. doi:10.1080/09064710.2019.1652680
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Farmers reported drought as a maize production constraint at 97.2%.
- Observation Farmers reported Striga infestation as a maize production constraint at 93.1%.
- Observation Farmers reported field insect pests as a maize production constraint at 90.1%.
- Observation Farmers reported insect pests in stores as a maize production constraint at 72.7%.
- Observation Crop rotation was the fourth reported Striga control option.
- Observation Only 59% of farmers used improved maize variety seed, comprising hybrids or open pollinated varieties that were Striga susceptible.
- Observation The remaining farmers used home saved maize seed.
- Recommendation The authors recommend breeding Striga resistant maize with farmer preferred traits to improve production, productivity and profitability.