Claim · #6495608
Striga hermonthica · pest pressure · Zea mays
pest pressure · effect: harmful
parasiteOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Striga, a parasitic vine that devastatingly reduces corn yields in Africa”
- Source
- Companion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts & Resources
- Authors
- Kuepper G., Dodson M., Duncan J.
- Year
- 2016
- Publication
- ATTRA / National Center for Appropriate Technology IP125
- Page
- 6
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Striga hermonthica is a root hemiparasite devastating maize in sub-Saharan Africa; well-documented.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Striga hermonthica is a parasitic weed severely reducing maize yields in African smallholder systems; correct.”
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