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PRO/PL> Head smut, maize – Kenya: (NR)

Other Plant Disease -- KenyaMaize farmers in Narok [County] are staring at losses in crop yields following the outbreak of head smut disease suspected to be linked with fake seeds. Most of the farmers claim to have bought 'genuine' seeds.According to a large-scale maize farmer, his crop was lush in the initial stages up to the production stage when he realised that the cobs had been affected by head smut. "I did 168 acres [68 ha] of maize; in every 5 maize plants, 3 had head smuts," he said. "I purchased Read more [...]