Germplasm Bred for Resistance to Striga hermonthica Exhibited High Resistance Levels to Striga asiatica Compared to Commercial Checks

Table 3

Comparison of Striga asiatica main effects (infested and noninfested).

Striga	Height	Stem biomass	Leaf biomass	Cob biomass	Root biomass	Total biomass	Root to shoot ratio
Infested	108	27.83	24.01	27.54	24.06	65.93	0.59
Noninfested	171.4	26.52	12.12	15.24	17.42	106.52	0.49
value	<0.001	0.272	0.004	0.011	<0.001	<0.001	0.61
5% least significant difference	36.20	NS	24.73	33.82	14.11	50.73	NS

NS: not significant at 5% probability level.