EFFECTS OF PARASITIC AND NON-PARASITIC WEEDS ON SORGHUM

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BEBAWI, FF
FARAH, AF
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10.1017/S0014479700011881
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S3 [农学(农艺学)];
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The parasitic weed striga had significantly greater effects on sorghum yield components than non-parasitic weeds. Grain reduction caused by striga amounted to 65% compared with 32% reduction caused by non-parasitic weeds. Comparable reductions were also manifest in straw yield, grains per head and plant height of sorghum. Early removal of striga (a week after its emergence), and thereafter at regular weekly intervals, may help to improve crop yields.
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