# Impact of midge damage on news guinea sorghum lines performance in eastern part of Burkina Faso

Nofou Ouedraogo, Louis-Marie Raboin, Ibie Gilles Thio, Inoussa Drabo, Issouf Kouraogo, Armel Prisca Sawadogo, Vernon Gracen

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Nofou Ouedraogo, Louis-Marie Raboin, Ibie Gilles Thio, Inoussa Drabo, Issouf Kouraogo, et al. Impact of midge damage on news guinea sorghum lines performance in eastern part of Burkina Faso. Sorghum in the 21st Century, Global Sorghum Conference, CIRAD; Kansas State University; Sorghum International Development; IRD; CERAAS, Jun 2023, Montpellier, France. pp.259. hal-05181967

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Impact of midge damage on news guinea sorghum lines performance in eastern part of Burkina Faso

Nofou Ouedraogo¹ (nofou2008@yahoo.fr), Louis-Marie Raboin², Ibie Gilles Thio¹, Inoussa Drabo¹, Issouf Kouraogo¹, Armel Prisca Sawadogo¹, Vernon Gracen³, ⁴
Presented by Ardaly Ousseini

¹ Laboratory of Genetique and Crop Improvement, INERA, Ouaga, Kadiogo, Burkina Faso ; ² AGAP, Cirad-INERA, Ouaga, Kadiogo, Burkina Faso ; ³ Laboratory of Genetique and Crop Improvement, Corneil University, Kansas, USA; ⁴ Corneil University, Kansas, USA,

Sorghum is the most grown cereal crop in Burkina Faso, however, its production is low due to biotic
constraints. This investigation was conducted in a midge hot-spot site (Fada) and a not hot-spot site
(Kamboinse). The study objective was to determine impact of midge on the performance of newly
developed guinea sorghum lines. Field trials were conducted over two years and twenty sorghum lines
including checks were evaluated in a randomized complete bloc design. Agro-morphological parameters
and midge damage were evaluated in all sites with emphasis on grain yield and midge damage in order
of importance to determine lines' performance and level of tolerance to midge. According to heading
characteristics, seven lines (Kouria, PR3009B, ICSB176003, Fambe B, Lata//Grin-9-14-1-1, ICSB176008,
12B) were well adapted to the sudano-sahelian zone and majority of tested lines were susceptible to
midge with a yield loss ranged from 50% to 80% compared to yield in not hot spot site. Only, five lines
(ICSB 176002, Kapelga, Kouria, Lata//DouaG-4-27-1-1 and Lata//Grin-9-14-1-1) performed well in a midge
hot-spot site. These lines exhibited a high level of tolerance to midge damage and could be promoted for
large cultivation in the eastern part of the country to mitigate midge impact.

References:

1. Ouedraogo Nofou et al, Agricultural Science Research Journal2022, Vol 12 (5), pp84-92.