Abstract
A study was carried out to assess the effects of inter-cropping maize with beans on maize diseases infestation Eight diseases were recorded to affect maize with maize streak virus, northern leaf blight (Exserohilum turcicum), gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis), and Sternocarpella macrospora leaf blight (Sternocarpella macrospora), being most prevalent. Disease incidence ranged between 0% for sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) to 80% for gray leaf spot. Gray leaf spot was the most common and was in some instances the most severe disease and attacked all varieties irrespective of the cropping system. Despite the high severity scores however, gray leaf spot disease did not affect maize yield. Other diseases also developed irrespective of whether the maize was sole or inter-cropped thus, resulting in no significant difference in disease reaction between mono or intercropped maize. In this particular study, intercropping maize with beans was not found to reduce maize streak virus disease incidence and severity as reported in earlier studies. These variable findings underscore the need for further work on disease incidence and development under mixed cropping systems.
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Claim · model-written summary
Eight diseases were recorded affecting maize.
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Verbatim
e1“Eight diseases were recorded to affect maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize streak virus was among the most prevalent maize diseases.
- Interactor
- maize streak virus
Maize streak viruse1pathogen - Outcome
- most prevalente1
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Verbatim
e1“with maize streak virus, northern leaf blight (Exserohilum turcicum), gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis), and Sternocarpella macrospora leaf blight (Sternocarpella macrospora), being most prevalent”
Claim · model-written summary
Northern leaf blight (Exserohilum turcicum) was among the most prevalent maize diseases.
- Interactor
- Exserohilum turcicum
Exserohilum turcicume1pathogen - Outcome
- most prevalente1
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Verbatim
e1“with maize streak virus, northern leaf blight (Exserohilum turcicum), gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis), and Sternocarpella macrospora leaf blight (Sternocarpella macrospora), being most prevalent”
Claim · model-written summary
Gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis) was among the most prevalent maize diseases.
- Interactor
- Cercospora zeae-maydis
Cercospora zeae-maydise1pathogen - Outcome
- most prevalente1
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Verbatim
e1“with maize streak virus, northern leaf blight (Exserohilum turcicum), gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis), and Sternocarpella macrospora leaf blight (Sternocarpella macrospora), being most prevalent”
Claim · model-written summary
Sternocarpella macrospora leaf blight was among the most prevalent maize diseases.
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Verbatim
e1“with maize streak virus, northern leaf blight (Exserohilum turcicum), gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis), and Sternocarpella macrospora leaf blight (Sternocarpella macrospora), being most prevalent”
Claim · model-written summary
Sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) incidence on maize was 0%.
- Interactor
- Peronosclerospora sorghi
Peronosclerospora sorghie1pathogen - Outcome
- Disease incidencee1
- Value
- 0%e1
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Verbatim
e1“Disease incidence ranged between 0% for sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) to 80% for gray leaf spot”
e2“Eight diseases were recorded to affect maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis) incidence on maize was 80%, the highest disease incidence recorded.
- Interactor
- Cercospora zeae-maydis
Cercospora zeae-maydise3pathogen - Outcome
- Disease incidencee1
- Value
- 80%e1
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Verbatim
e1“Disease incidence ranged between 0% for sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) to 80% for gray leaf spot”
e2“Eight diseases were recorded to affect maize”
e3“gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis)”
Claim · model-written summary
Gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis) was the most common maize disease.
- Interactor
- Cercospora zeae-maydis
Cercospora zeae-maydise3pathogen - Outcome
- Gray leaf spote4
- Direction
- most commone4
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Verbatim
e2“Eight diseases were recorded to affect maize”
e3“gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis)”
e4“Gray leaf spot was the most common and was in some instances the most severe disease and attacked all varieties irrespective of the cropping system”
Claim · model-written summary
Gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis) was in some instances the most severe maize disease.
- Interactor
- Cercospora zeae-maydis
Cercospora zeae-maydise3pathogen - Outcome
- the most severe diseasee4
- Qualifier
- in some instancese4
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Verbatim
e2“Eight diseases were recorded to affect maize”
e3“gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis)”
e4“Gray leaf spot was the most common and was in some instances the most severe disease and attacked all varieties irrespective of the cropping system”
Claim · model-written summary
Gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis) attacked all maize varieties irrespective of the cropping system.
- Interactor
- Cercospora zeae-maydis
Cercospora zeae-maydise3pathogen - Outcome
- attacked all varietiese4
- Qualifier
- irrespective of the cropping systeme4
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Verbatim
e2“Eight diseases were recorded to affect maize”
e3“gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis)”
e4“Gray leaf spot was the most common and was in some instances the most severe disease and attacked all varieties irrespective of the cropping system”
Claim · model-written summary
Gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis) did not affect maize yield despite high severity scores.
- Interactor
- Cercospora zeae-maydis
Cercospora zeae-maydise3pathogen - Outcome
- maize yielde5
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede5
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Verbatim
e3“gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis)”
e5“Despite the high severity scores however, gray leaf spot disease did not affect maize yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping maize with beans gave no significant difference in disease reaction compared with sole maize.
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e6“resulting in no significant difference in disease reaction between mono or intercropped maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping maize with beans was not found to reduce maize streak virus disease incidence and severity.
- Treatment
- intercropping maize with beanse7
- Interactor
- maize streak virus
Maize streak viruse7pathogen - Outcome
- maize streak virus disease incidence and severitye7
- Direction
- not found to reducee7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e7“intercropping maize with beans was not found to reduce maize streak virus disease incidence and severity”
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