EFFECT OF SORGHUM SEED TREATMENT IN BURKINA FASO VARIES WITH BASELINE CROP PERFORMANCE AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

EFFECT OF SORGHUM SEED TREATMENT IN BURKINA FASO VARIES WITH BASELINE CROP PERFORMANCE AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

Sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is a major subsistence crop throughout the region of Sahel. With the exception of seeds and labour, no agricultural inputs are in general used in sorghum production since the grain is of a relatively low commercial value and the risk of losing the crop to droug...

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Veröffentlicht in:African crop science journal 2016-06, Vol.24 (2), p.109
Hauptverfasser: Zida, P. E, Néya, B. J, Soalla, W. R, Jensen, S. M, Stokholm, M. S, Andresen, M, Kabir, M. H, Sérémé, P, Lund, O. S
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Sprache:eng
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Curvularia lunata
Fusarium equiseti
Macrophomina phaseolina
Sorghum bicolor
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Zusammenfassung:Sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is a major subsistence crop throughout the region of Sahel. With the exception of seeds and labour, no agricultural inputs are in general used in sorghum production since the grain is of a relatively low commercial value and the risk of losing the crop to drought, flooding, etc. is substantial. A meta-analysis of 118 field experiments was carried out to identify conditions in which two protective seed treatments could support a yield increase of sorghum in Burkina Faso. The two treatments were: i) treatment with the pesticide Calthio C (thiram and chlorpyrifos) and ii) treatment with an aqueous extract from the plant Eclipta alba . Both treatments were found to produce a yield increase (Medians: Calthio C +199 kg ha-1, P
ISSN:1021-9730
2072-6589
DOI:10.4314/acsj.v24i2.1