Food Plants International

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Food Value: Per 100 g edible portion
Edible part Moisture Energy Protein Calcium Iron proVit A proVit C
% KJ g mg mg µg mg
Seeds mature 10.4 1528 10.0 4.9 100 4
Insects:
Creatonotus gangis (L.) Arctidae (LEP)
Heliothis armiger (Hubner) Noctuidae (LEP) Corn earworm
Locusta migratoria (Linnaeus) Acrididae (ORTH) Migratory locust
Orthaca cincticornis Walk. Lygaeidae (HEM)
Ostrinia furnacalis (Guen.) Pyralidae (LEP) Corn borer
Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) Aphididae (HEM) Corn leaf aphid
Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval) Noctuidae (LEP) Lawn armyworm
Tiracola plagiata (Walker) Noctuidae (LEP) Cacao armyworm
and others
Diseases:
Leaf spot Fungus Bipolaris zeae
Leaf spot Fungus Curvularia lunata
Tropical rust Fungus Puccinia polysora Underw.
Rust Fungus Puccinia sorghi Sehw.
Downy mildew Fungi Peronosclerospora sacchari
and Peronosclerospora sorghi
Leaf spot Fungus Phoma sorghina
Leaf blotch Fungus Setosphaerica turcica (Luttrell)Leon. & Sugg
Leaf spot Fungus Cercospora sorghi Ell.& Ev.
Leaf blight Fungus Cochliobolus heterostrophus
Blister smut Fungus Ustilago zeae
Head smut Fungus Sphacelotheca reiliana
Irregular bleached areas Fungus Thanatephorus cucumeris
Collar rot Fungus Pythium butleri
Pests:
Importance: Common in most areas of Papua New Guinea but never as a staple food. It is a
major staple food of Central and East Africa.
Zinc
mg