Influence of planting depths on the incidence of sorghum head smut, caused by Sporisorium reilianum Academic Article

abstract

• The study was conducted at the Texas A&M Experiment Station in Beeville, TX, to determine the effect of planting depths on the incidence of sorghum head smut. In both years, the incidence of head smut decreased with planting depth. In year 1, no significant difference in head smut incidence was noted in the different planting depths; whereas, in year 2, the number of smutted plants was two-fold and three-fold higher at 6 cm planting depth than at the 15 cm and 22 cm planting depths. The study suggests that planting depths greater than 6 cm could be used as an alternative to minimize the impact of sorghum head smut in the absence of other control methods.

authors

• Odvody, Gary

published proceedings

• Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems

author list (cited authors)

• Prom, L. K., Montes-Garcia, N., & Odvody, G. N.

complete list of authors

• Prom, LK||Montes-Garcia, N||Odvody, GN

publication date

• January 2014

published in

• Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems  Journal

start page

• 33

end page

• 38

volume

• 17

issue

• 1