Saving sorghum from sooty stripe in West Africa

Sooty stripe is a serious disease of sorghum. Caused by a fungus called Ramulispora sorghi, it is particularly severe in areas with 500-1000 mm average annual rainfall. Recent studies indicate that sooty stripe can cause grain losses of nearly 50%....

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Autor principal: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Formato: News Item
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1993
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49106
Descripción
Sumario:Sooty stripe is a serious disease of sorghum. Caused by a fungus called Ramulispora sorghi, it is particularly severe in areas with 500-1000 mm average annual rainfall. Recent studies indicate that sooty stripe can cause grain losses of nearly 50%....