Slantwise Technical Factsheet

Author or Institution as Author
Albert Mate
Resource Type
Curated Content
Category
Best Practice
Date of Publication
Dec 01, 2014
Language
English
Description/Abstract

Striga is a parasitic weed which “bewitches” maize, millet and sorghum; hencesmall sticky seeds which can remain in the soil for over 20can only germinate when they sense the presence of a host crop, from which they suck food.

Institution
Plantwise
Citation

Albert Mate, Plantwise, Factsheets for Farmers, 2014. Zambia

URL
https://www.plantwise.org/KnowledgeBank/Datasheet.aspx?dsid=51786
Copyright/Licence
Unknown

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