Table 3.

Effects of S. hermonthica on rice total above-ground parts and panicle DW in a semi-controlled open air experiment in 2012.

Variety	Total above-ground parts DW (g m-2)		Panicle DW (g m-2)
	Striga-infested	Striga-free	Striga-infested	Striga-free
Umgar	1010 ± 115	1000 ± 79 NS	293 ± 91	308 ± 41 NS
NERICA5	420 ± 65	378 ± 44 NS	128 ± 34	116 ± 25 NS
NERICA13	552 ± 82	543 ± 71 NS	143 ± 26	208 ± 55 NS
NERICA4	354 ± 140	894 ± 140*	92 ± 55	302 ± 80+
NERICA18	366 ± 70	643 ± 51*	84 ± 15	191 ± 32*
Nipponbare	196 ± 46	358 ± 62+	41 ± 11	98 ± 24+

Data are mean ± standard error of four replications. ^∗ and + indicate significant differences at p < 0.05 and 0.10, respectively, by Student t-test within a variety. NS indicates not significant (p > 0.10) within a variety.