Economic impact of agricultural pests remains poorly studied, resulting in interventions
rarely being evidence-based. When pests (re) emerge, researchers and donors often …

Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth., stemborers, and declining soil fertility are serious threats
to sustainable food production in the Lake Victoria zone of Kenya. To address these …

Strigais a major constraint affecting sorghum, maize, other cereal crops, sugar cane and
legume crop production in sub-Saharan Africa. Striga may result in a complete crop loss …

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. strigae (Fos) is an effective biocontrol agent (BCA) against the
parasitic weed Striga hermonthica. It acts in the rhizosphere of several tropical cereals …

Striga hermonthica, an obligate root hemi-parasite, is a massive biological constraint that
hinders maize (Zea mays L.) production in western part of Kenya particularly when …

Executive summary This dissertation analyzes the response of the maize seed industry to
the seed market liberalization in Kenya, and studies how farmers have reacted to the …

Field studies were conducted to study the effect of integrated approach for curtailing the
menace of Striga, a parasitic weed of sugarcane at various farmers field of Belagavi …

The study compared input usage, effectiveness (Striga counts) and grain yields of five Striga
control methods. The results revealed that the continuous cultivation of Striga tolerant maize …

The Sahel region had a moderately good vegetation cover but presently, the land-scape is
experiencing serious degradation. Research carried out in the field of desertification has not …

Striga hermonthica causes severe yield reduction in cereal crop production in Sub-Saharan
Africa. Intergrated Striga management has been proposed as one of the best options to …