A land management based approach to integrated Striga hermonthica control in subSaharan Africa
Striga hermonthica, an obligate root parasite of grasses, is one of the most severe constraints to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa. In the recent past, prior to increased production pressure on land, S. hermonthica was controlled in African farming systems by prolonged crop rotations with bu...
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1996
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| author | Berner, D.A. Carsky, R.J. Dashiell, Kenton E. Kling, J. Manyong, Victor M. |
| author_browse | Berner, D.A. Carsky, R.J. Dashiell, Kenton E. Kling, J. Manyong, Victor M. |
| author_facet | Berner, D.A. Carsky, R.J. Dashiell, Kenton E. Kling, J. Manyong, Victor M. |
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| description | Striga hermonthica, an obligate root parasite of grasses, is one of the most severe constraints to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa. In the recent past, prior to increased production pressure on land, S. hermonthica was controlled in African farming systems by prolonged crop rotations with bush fallow. Because of increasing need for food and concomitant changes in land management practices, however, these fallow rotations are no longer extensively used. Shorter crop rotations and fallow periods have also led to declines in soil fertility which present a very serious threat to African food production. A sustainable solution will be an integrated approach that simultaneously addresses both of these major problems. An integrated programme that replaces traditional bush fallow rotation with non-host nitrogen-fixing legume rotations, using cultivars selected for efficacy in germinating S. hermonthica seeds, is outlined. The programme includes use of S. hermonthica-free planting material, biological control, cultural control to enhance biological suppressiveness, host-plant resistance, and host-seed treatments. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1010482024-05-15T05:11:55Z A land management based approach to integrated Striga hermonthica control in subSaharan Africa Berner, D.A. Carsky, R.J. Dashiell, Kenton E. Kling, J. Manyong, Victor M. striga hermonthica roots parasites cereals farming systems crop rotation bush fallowing soil fertility food production legumes Striga hermonthica, an obligate root parasite of grasses, is one of the most severe constraints to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa. In the recent past, prior to increased production pressure on land, S. hermonthica was controlled in African farming systems by prolonged crop rotations with bush fallow. Because of increasing need for food and concomitant changes in land management practices, however, these fallow rotations are no longer extensively used. Shorter crop rotations and fallow periods have also led to declines in soil fertility which present a very serious threat to African food production. A sustainable solution will be an integrated approach that simultaneously addresses both of these major problems. An integrated programme that replaces traditional bush fallow rotation with non-host nitrogen-fixing legume rotations, using cultivars selected for efficacy in germinating S. hermonthica seeds, is outlined. The programme includes use of S. hermonthica-free planting material, biological control, cultural control to enhance biological suppressiveness, host-plant resistance, and host-seed treatments. 1996-09 2019-04-24T12:29:48Z 2019-04-24T12:29:48Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101048 en Limited Access SAGE Publications Berner, D.A., Carsky, R., Dashiell, K., Kling, J. & Manyong, V.M. (1996). A land management based approach to integrated Striga hermonthica control in sub-Saharan Africa. Outlook on Agriculture, 25(3), 157-164. |
| spellingShingle | striga hermonthica roots parasites cereals farming systems crop rotation bush fallowing soil fertility food production legumes Berner, D.A. Carsky, R.J. Dashiell, Kenton E. Kling, J. Manyong, Victor M. A land management based approach to integrated Striga hermonthica control in subSaharan Africa |
| title | A land management based approach to integrated Striga hermonthica control in subSaharan Africa |
| title_full | A land management based approach to integrated Striga hermonthica control in subSaharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | A land management based approach to integrated Striga hermonthica control in subSaharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | A land management based approach to integrated Striga hermonthica control in subSaharan Africa |
| title_short | A land management based approach to integrated Striga hermonthica control in subSaharan Africa |
| title_sort | land management based approach to integrated striga hermonthica control in subsaharan africa |
| topic | striga hermonthica roots parasites cereals farming systems crop rotation bush fallowing soil fertility food production legumes |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101048 |
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