The biology of striga

One of the major parasites is striga, a weed that sucks the juice and nutrients from cereal crops such as millet, sorghum and maize and causes great yield losses. A single striga plant can produce hundreds of thousands of seeds. The seeds are so tiny that most farmers do not know they are seeds. The...

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Main Author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Format: Video
Language:Inglés
Published: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108042
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description One of the major parasites is striga, a weed that sucks the juice and nutrients from cereal crops such as millet, sorghum and maize and causes great yield losses. A single striga plant can produce hundreds of thousands of seeds. The seeds are so tiny that most farmers do not know they are seeds. They really look more like black dust. But don't be fooled.
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spelling CGSpace1080422023-02-15T07:23:22Z The biology of striga International Institute of Tropical Agriculture agriculture research biology striga weeds One of the major parasites is striga, a weed that sucks the juice and nutrients from cereal crops such as millet, sorghum and maize and causes great yield losses. A single striga plant can produce hundreds of thousands of seeds. The seeds are so tiny that most farmers do not know they are seeds. They really look more like black dust. But don't be fooled. 2012-08-07 2020-04-21T12:22:48Z 2020-04-21T12:22:48Z Video https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108042 en Open Access International Institute of Tropical Agriculture International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. (2012). The biology of striga. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA Communication Unit
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