Research Article
Prevalence and Socioeconomic Impact of Striga (Striga hermonthica) in Sorghum Producing Areas of East and West Hararghe Zones, Oromia, Ethiopia
Table 3
Striga hermonthica infestation per meter square in six districts of the east and west Hararghe Zone 2019 cropping seasons.
| Villages (sites) | N | (%) | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | Std. deviation | Std. error | Variance |
| Dire gudina | 50 | 72 | 34 | 75 | 58.26 | 10.285 | 1.455 | 105.788 | Ijakechu | 50 | 45 | 24 | 64 | 45.32 | 12.517 | 1.770 | 156.671 | Jiru gemechu | 50 | 25 | 14 | 59 | 36.32 | 10.822 | 1.530 | 117.120 | Umerkulle | 50 | 40 | 10 | 65 | 42.38 | 12.382 | 1.751 | 153.302 | Bal’ina arba | 50 | 74 | 30 | 70 | 55.30 | 9.298 | 1.315 | 86.459 | Edobaso | 50 | 85 | 34 | 89 | 76.08 | 9.918 | 1.403 | 98.361 | Bishan babile | 50 | 66 | 27 | 70 | 54.06 | 11.516 | 1.629 | 132.629 | Tofik | 50 | 35 | 10 | 59 | 38.04 | 10.347 | 1.463 | 107.060 | Kile-besidimo | 50 | 92 | 80 | 99 | 90.26 | 4.416 | .625 | 19.502 | Homacho riana | 50 | 78 | 30 | 70 | 50.54 | 11.108 | 1.571 | 123.396 | Homacho eba | 50 | 38 | 8 | 55 | 29.76 | 12.205 | 1.726 | 148.962 | Homacho dayo | 50 | 23 | 7 | 56 | 28.80 | 12.602 | 1.782 | 158.816 | Kufakas | 50 | 82 | 27 | 68 | 52.16 | 10.839 | 1.533 | 117.484 | Qufa | 50 | 65 | 9 | 60 | 33.36 | 13.425 | 1.899 | 180.235 | Bareda | 50 | 29 | 11 | 62 | 30.44 | 10.434 | 1.476 | 108.864 | Oda anesso | 50 | 48 | 10 | 53 | 34.46 | 13.721 | 1.940 | 188.253 | Kotora | 50 | 80 | 30 | 65 | 51.00 | 8.526 | 1.206 | 72.694 | Haro adii | 50 | 27 | 8 | 58 | 27.92 | 12.975 | 1.835 | 168.361 | Valid N (listwise) | 50 | | | | | | | |
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N : total number of fields observed and : prevalence%. |