Project
Development of Novel Options for Striga Management for Smallholder Sorghum Farmers in Uganda
Details
Project Code:
Not Available
Start Date:
1999
End Date:
2004
CRSP Phase:
Phase 2
Budget:
Not Available
Countries:
Uganda
Participants
Lead University:
Ohio State University
Other Partners:
J.R.Olupot (Serere Agricultural and Animal Research Institute) and J. Oryokot (National Agricultural Advisory Services
Secretariat); Herman Warren (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) and B. Sekamatte (Serere Agricultural and
Animal Research Institute)
Principal Investigator(s):
J.R.Olupot (Serere Agricultural and Animal Research Institute) and J. Oryokot (National Agricultural Advisory Services
Secretariat); Herman Warren (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) and B. Sekamatte (Serere Agricultural and
Animal Research Institute)
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
J.R.Olupot (Serere Agricultural and Animal Research Institute) and J. Oryokot (National Agricultural Advisory Services
Secretariat); Herman Warren (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) and B. Sekamatte (Serere Agricultural and
Animal Research Institute)
Overview
Three field experiments were conducted during the first rains (April
Objectives
To determine the effect of inter-cropping sorghum with silver leaf desmodium (Desmodium uncinutum) and to compare it with selected trap crops in the control of Striga infestation on sorghum. · To evaluate the efficacy of herbicide seed treatment for the control of Striga in sorghum. · To assess the effect of integrating herbicide seed treatment, inter-cropping and fertilizer application for the management of Striga in sorghum.
Outcomes
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