Prevalence of sorghum ergot in southeast Asia

Tonapi, V A and Wirojwattanakul, K and Vinh, D V and Thein, M M and Navi, S S and Tooley, P W (2003) Prevalence of sorghum ergot in southeast Asia. International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter, 44. pp. 95-97.

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Abstract

Ergot is a serious endemic disease in most of the sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) producing countries of the wor ld, wi th most recent outbreaks being in central and South Amer ica (Reis et al . 1996). It is caused by the fungus Claviceps spp. Three species are predominant : C. africana is prevalent in southern and eastern Af r ica, South Amer ica, Southeast Asia, Aust ral ia, and India; C. sorghi in India and Southeast Asia; and C. sorghicola in Japan.

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Subjects: Mandate crops > Sorghum
Depositing User: Library ICRISAT
Date Deposited: 15 Sep 2011 04:11
Last Modified: 02 Jan 2012 10:08
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/1449
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