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creators_name: Rao, V P
creators_name: Abraha, T
creators_name: Obilana, A B
creators_name: Preston, S R
icrisatcreators_name: Rao, V P
icrisatcreators_name: Obilana, A B
affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru)
affiliation: DARHRD
affiliation: ICRISAT(Nairobi)
affiliation: Danida Agr icul ture Sector Support Program
country: India
country: Kenya
title: Sorghum diseases in Eritrea - a survey report
ispublished: pub
subjects: s1.4
full_text_status: public
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.
date: 2002
publication: International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter
volume: 43
pagerange: 57-60
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   Rao, V P and Abraha, T and Obilana, A B and Preston, S R  (2002) Sorghum diseases in Eritrea - a survey report.  International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter, 43.  pp. 57-60.      
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/1626/1/ISMN43_57-60_2002.pdf