First report and pathogenicity of Myrothecium roridum, Curvularia eragrostidis and C.lunata on seeds of Striga hermonthica in Nigeria

Striga is a weed known to be devastating to crops in the tropics. Yield reductions in maize of up to 90% have been observed in West Africa. In September 1994, a seed lot of Striga hermonthica (harvested in 1993 in sorghum fields in Abuja, Nigeria) was observed to have a very low germination rate (20...

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Main Authors: Czerwenka-Wenkstetten, I.M., Berner, D.K., Schilder, A., Gretzmacher, R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Scientific Societies 1997
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98661

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