Research Article
Prevalence and Socioeconomic Impact of Striga (Striga hermonthica) in Sorghum Producing Areas of East and West Hararghe Zones, Oromia, Ethiopia
Table 5
Willingness of the farmers for collective actions to manage Striga in the future.
| | Control methods | Districts | Percentiles | | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| | Legume intercropping | Babile | 11.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 | | Darolabu | 11.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 | | Fedis | 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | | Gemachis | 7.00 | 10.00 | 15.00 | | Habro | 9.00 | 10.00 | 11.00 | | Kurfachale | 8.00 | 11.00 | 12.00 |
| | Use of herbicide | Babile | 5.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | | Darolabu | 7.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | | Fedis | 4.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | | Gemachis | 4.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | | Habro | 4.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | | Kurfachale | 5.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| | Integrated Striga control | Babile | 8.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | | Darolabu | 5.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | | Fedis | 7.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | | Gemachis | 7.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | | Habro | 6.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | | Kurfachale | 8.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 |
| | Hand weeding | Babile | 8.00 | 11.00 | 12.00 | | Darolabu | 10.00 | 11.00 | 13.00 | | Fedis | 10.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | | Gemachis | 10.00 | 13.00 | 15.00 | | Habro | 10.00 | 11.00 | 12.00 | | Kurfachale | 12.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 |
| | Crop rotation | Babile | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | | Darolabu | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | | Fedis | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | | Gemachis | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | | Habro | 6.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | | Kurfachale | 2.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
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