@article{icrisat1626,
            year = {2002},
           title = {Sorghum diseases in Eritrea - a survey report},
           pages = {57--60},
          author = {V P Rao and T Abraha and A B Obilana and S R Preston},
          volume = {43},
         journal = {International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter},
             url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/1626/},
        abstract = {Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is one of the main food crops of Eritrea. A total of 35 fields at 15 lowland locations and 13 fields at 8 highland locations planted with a variety of cultivars were surveyed in 2001 for sorghum diseases, based on the percentage of diseased plants in 5 subplots. In highland areas, covered kernel smut (Sporisorium sorghi [Sphacelotheca sorghi]) was predominant followed by head smut (Sporisorium reilianum [Sphacelotheca reiliana]) and about 10\% incidence of Striga hermonthica. In lowland areas, leaf blight (Exserohilum turcicum [Setosphaeria turcica]), anthracnose (Colletotrichum graminicola [Glomerella graminicola]), zonate leaf spot (Gloeocercospora sorghi), loose kernel smut (Sporisorium cruentum) and covered kernel smut were important. Striga had between 2-100\% incidence and was more prevalent in the drier lowlands. For all diseases, different cultivars exhibited different susceptibilities, and full results are tabulated.}
}