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Quantification of sorgoleone in sorghum accessions from eight southern African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Handsen Tibugari --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa Cornelius Chiduza --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa Arnold B Mashingaidze --- Department of Crop Science and Post-Harvest Technology, School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Zimbabwe Stanford Mabasa --- Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, ZimbabweAllelopathic effects of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) can ease weed pressure and improve grain yields if cultivars capable of producing high levels of natural chemicals effective in suppressing weeds of economic importance are identified. Three hundred and fifty three... -
Farmer knowledge, attitude and practices on sorghum allelopathy in five sorghum producing districts of Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H Tibugari --- , South Africa C Chiduza --- , South Africa AB Mashingaidze --- , ZimbabweLack of knowledge about allelopathy technology may be a barrier to the adoption of allelopathy by farmers. A questionnaire survey together with physical weed sampling in farmers’ fields were conducted to examine farmer knowledge, attitude and practices on sorghum allelopathy... -
High sorgoleone autotoxicity in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) varieties that produce high sorgoleone content
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H Tibugari --- , South Africa C Chiduza --- , South Africa AB Mashingaidze --- , Zimbabwe S Mabasa --- , ZimbabweSorghum autotoxicity can inhibit germination and growth, resulting in low plant densities and reduced crop productivity. Three sorghum varieties (Dhlakama, Shirikure and Macia) were evaluated for autotoxicity in 2018 at the University of Zimbabwe. Experiments were set up for 3...