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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, Hussein Shimelis, Emmanuel Mrema, Emmanuel Mrema, Admire Tichafa Isaac Shayanowako, Mark Laing   +5 more
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Striga seed-germination activity of root exudates and compounds present in stems of Striga host and nonhost (trap crop) plants is reduced due to root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. [PDF]

, 2009
Root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi reduces stimulation of seed germination of the plant parasite Striga (Orobanchaceae). This reduction can affect not only host plants for Striga, resulting in a lower parasite incidence, but also ...
Kuyper, T.W., Lendzemo, V.W., Vierheilig, H.   +2 more
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Genome-wide association study of Striga resistance in early maturing white tropical maize inbred lines

BMC Plant Biology, 2020
Background Striga hermonthica (Benth.) parasitism militates against increased maize production and productivity in savannas of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Samuel Adeyemi Adewale, Baffour Badu-Apraku, Richard Olutayo Akinwale, Agre Angelot Paterne, Melaku Gedil, Ana Luísa Garcia-Oliveira   +5 more
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Striga hermonthica Suicidal Germination Activity of Potent Strigolactone Analogs: Evaluation from Laboratory Bioassays to Field Trials

Plants, 2022
The obligate hemiparasite Striga hermonthica is one of the major global biotic threats to agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, causing severe yield losses of cereals.
Muhammad Jamil, Jian You Wang, Djibril Yonli, Tsuyoshi Ota, Lamis Berqdar, Hamidou Traore, Ouedraogo Margueritte, Binne Zwanenburg, Tadao Asami, Salim Al-Babili   +9 more
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Cloning and characterisation of a maize carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase (ZmCCD1) and its involvement in the biosynthesis of apocarotenoids with various roles in mutualistic and parasitic interactions [PDF]

, 2008
Colonisation of maize roots by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi leads to the accumulation of apocarotenoids (cyclohexenone and mycorradicin derivatives).
Beekwilder, M.J., Bisseling, T., Bouwmeester, H.J., Echteld, E., van, Hans, J., Matusova, R., Ming, Z., Strack, D., Sun, Z., Verstappen, F.W.A., Walter, M.H.   +10 more
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Stacking tolerance to drought and resistance to a parasitic weed in tropical hybrid maize for enhancing resilience to stress combinations [PDF]

, 2020
Open Access JournalMaize is a food security crop cultivated in the African savannas that are vulnerable to the occurrence of drought stress and Striga hermonthica infestation.
Bossey, B., Coulibaly, M., Crossa, J., Haruna, A., Menkir, A., Meseka, S., Muhyideen, O., Olaoye, G., Riberio, P.F., Yacoubou, A.B.   +9 more
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Evaluation of striga-resistant early maize hybrids and test locations under striga-infested and striga-free environments

African Crop Science Journal, 2013
Emergence of several seed companies in the West Africa sub-region during the last decade has necessitated intensified efforts towards hybrid development and extensive testing. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate selected Striga-resistant maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids for grain yield and stability of performance based on multiple traits ...
Akinwale, R.O., Badu-Apraku B., Fakorede, M.A.B.   +2 more
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Identifying existing management practices in the control of Striga asiatica within rice–maize systems in mid‐west Madagascar

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Infestations by the parasitic weed genus Striga result in significant losses to cereal crop yields across sub‐Saharan Africa. The problem disproportionately affects subsistence farmers who frequently lack access to novel technologies.
Donald Scott, Julie Diane Scholes, Meva Tahiry Randrianjafizanaka, Jean Augustin Randriamampianina, Patrice Autfray, Robert P. Freckleton   +5 more
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Mapping quantitative trait loci and predicting candidate genes for Striga resistance in maize using resistance donor line derived from Zea diploperennis

Frontiers in Genetics, 2023
The parasitic weed, Striga is a major biological constraint to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and threatens food and nutrition security.
B. Badu-Apraku, S. Adewale, A. Paterne, Q. Offornedo, M. Gedil   +4 more
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Identification of Striga hermonthica-resistant Upland Rice Varieties in Sudan and Their Resistance Phenotypes

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016
Rice has become a major staple cereal in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, upland rice cultivation is expanding particularly in rainfed areas where the root parasitic weed Striga hermonthica, a major constraint to cereal production, is endemic.
Hiroaki eSamejima, Hiroaki eSamejima, Abdel Gabar eBabiker, Abdel Gabar eBabiker, Ahmed eMustafa, Yukihiro eSugimoto   +5 more
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