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Ua Kayongo Hybrid Maize
A New Approach to Controlling Parasitic Striga for Kenyan Maize Producers |
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Introducing Ua Kayongo: The Striga Killer
A new approach to controlling Striga in maize developed by CIMMYT, KARI and BASF is now available to Kenyan farmers. The Ua Kayongo StrigawayTM technology is based upon inherited resistance to a systemic herbicide (Imazapyr). When Imazapyr-resistant (I-R) maize seed is coated with the herbicide StrigawayTM, Striga attempting to parasitize the resulting plants are destroyed. Indeed, for the first time, maize farmers can actively suppress and reduce Striga seed banks in soil by protecting their maize with a “chemical barrier” to Striga infestation. Ua Kayongo hybrid maize has been treated with StrigawayTM (Imazapyr) herbicide, Lindane insecticide and Thiram fungicide. The seeds are intended for planting in Striga infested fields and MUST NOT BE EATEN! In general, Ua Kayongo H1 is planted and managed in the same way you normally cultivate your maize in terms of spacing and weed management.
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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
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