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   Glasshouse screening of CIMMYT wheat germplasm for Fusarium head blight response in South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Catharina I de Villiers --- Agricultural Research Council–Small Grain Institute, South Africa

   Fusarium head blight (FHB), mainly caused by Fusarium graminearum, is a serious disease of wheat, barley, oat and maize. Yield losses up to 40% have been reported and grain may contain mycotoxins that are harmful to humans and animals. In...

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   Condensed tannins and saponin content in different plant parts of Stylosanthes scabra (Fitzroy) plants harvested from agro-ecologically different sites in Zimbabwe

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: JJ Baloyi T Acamovic M Odoardi N Berardo NT Ngongoni H Hamudikuwanda

   The objective of this study was to determine the proanthocyanidin (PA; condensed tannin) and saponin contents of different parts of Stylosanthes scabra (Fitzroy) plants harvested from five agro-ecologically different sites in Zimbabwe. Condensed tannins and saponin content of S. scabra...

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