Biocontrol of Striga hermonthica (Del.)Benth. in Sorghum

Abstract

Twenty fungal isolates were collected from diseased Striga plants at the Faculty of Agriculture Demonstration Farm , University of Khartoum Farm and the Gezira Scheme .
Eighteen isolates were identified as Aspergillus niger while only two of the isolates were identified as A. flavus .
Pathogenicity tests of these fungi on Striga hermonthica in vitro and in the glasshouse revealed the potential to utilize Aspergillus spp. in Striga hermonthica biocontrol