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Ua Kayongo Hybrid Maize
A New Approach to Controlling Parasitic Striga for Kenyan Maize Producers |
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Striga Threatens Farmers in Kenya
To fight the threat of Striga, farmers in Kenya now have a new maize hybrid Ua Kayongo that is coated with StrigawayTM herbicide that protects against and kills Striga. Another species of Striga attacks cowpea and other legumes in coastal Kenya, but this different parasitic weed is not covered in this booklet.
For many years now, Kenyan farmers in Nyanza and Western Provinces have suffered from the parasitic weed commonly known as Striga or Kayongo as it destroys their cereal crops, particularly maize. Striga hermonthica has invaded approximately 200,000 hectares of Kenyan cropland resulting in losses of about KSh 800 million each year and this weed is continuing to spread! Striga is a major contributor of food insecurity among thousands of households in west Kenya as it causes yield losses of maize, the major food crop.
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Format Home l Striga Home l Mobilizing Farmers l Striga Threats l Know your Enemy l First Defense Striga Management l Ua Kayongo l Establish Ua Kayongo l Questions on Striga Striga Swahili l Striga Luo l Striga Luhya l Contact Details © 2005.
African Agricultural
Technology Foundation's (
AATF
Striga Management Project ). |
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