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Parasitic Plant-Host Interactions: Molecular Mechanisms and Agricultural Resistance Strategies. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Parasitic plants devastate global agriculture through sophisticated molecular interactions with host crops. This review synthesizes current understanding of parasitic plant‐host interactions, from strigolactone‐mediated germination and haustorium formation to host defense mechanisms.
Shi J, Xie Q, Yu F.
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What we learn from weed genetics. [PDF]
Am J BotAmerican Journal of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 4, April 2026.
VanWallendael A.
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Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2021 Genetic diversity is key for breeding population development, hybrid breeding, heterotic grouping and genetic analysis, among others. The objective of this study was to examine genetic interrelationships among elite sorghum genotypes bred for resistance ...
Athenkosi Makebe +2 more
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Association analysis for resistance to Striga hermonthica in diverse tropical maize inbred lines
Scientific Reports, 2021 Striga hermonthica is a widespread, destructive parasitic plant that causes substantial yield loss to maize productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. Under severe Striga infestation, yield losses can range from 60 to 100% resulting in abandonment of farmers ...
A. E. Stanley +12 more
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Agriculture, 2020 Use of small doses of imazapyr and pyrithiobac for seed coatings of imazapyr-resistant maize hybrids (IR-Maize) offers an effective means to control Striga hermonthica.
Alpha Yaya Kamara +5 more
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Towards Striga-resistant Gene pool in Nigerian Pearl millet landraces [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesParasitism of crop plants by Striga species is a major constraint in the savannah zones of West Africa. A germplasm collection comprised of 240 accessions of pearl millet was screened under natural Striga hermonthica infestation to identify sources of ...
Maryam Dawud +4 more
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International Journal of Agronomy, 2020 Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) production in sub-Saharan Africa is seriously constrained by both biotic and abiotic stresses. Among the biotic stresses is witchweed (Striga spp.), a noxious parasitic weed causing major damage in cereal crops, such ...
V. O. Gwatidzo +5 more
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Witchweed’s Suicidal Germination: Can Slenderleaf Help?
Agronomy, 2020 The parasitic plant Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth. is stimulated to germinate by biomolecules (strigolactones) produced in the roots of host and some non-host plants. Non-hosts induce Striga’s suicidal germination and are therefore used as trap crops.
Fridah A. Mwakha +8 more
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An Insect attacking Striga [PDF]
Nature, 1959 Striga is a genus of parasitic plants attacking grain crops throughout the tropical regions of the world. Where monocropping is extensively practised infection can build up to a point where grain yields become negligible. Agricultural techniques such as trapcropping1, soil conditioning and the use of weedkillers can reduce the incidence of the parasite;
C. N. WILLIAMS, G. H. CASWELL
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Genetic resources and breeding of maize for Striga resistance: a review
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 The potential yield of maize (Zea mays L.) and other major crops is curtailed by several biotic, abiotic, and socio-economic constraints. Parasitic weeds, Striga spp., are major constraints to cereal and legume crop production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Emeline Nanou Dossa +5 more
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