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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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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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Combining ability of yield and yield components among Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. strigae-compatible and Striga-resistant sorghum genotypes

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2020
Use of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] cultivars with partial resistance to Striga spp. and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. strigae (FOS) represents a novel strategy to control Striga.
Emmanuel Mrema, Hussein Shimelis, Mark Laing   +2 more
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Prevalence and Socioeconomic Impact of Striga (Striga hermonthica) in Sorghum Producing Areas of East and West Hararghe Zones, Oromia, Ethiopia

International Journal of Agronomy, 2022
Striga is one of the biotic constraints limiting the production and productivity of sorghum in tropical Africa, particularly in Ethiopia. A field survey was conducted in the eastern and western Hararghe zones in six districts in the 2019 cropping season ...
Lemma Degebasa, Taye Tessema, Zelalem Bekeko, Ketema Belete   +3 more
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Adoption of striga (striga hermonthica) Management Technologies in Northern Nigeria

Agrekon, 2016
This study examined the adoption of Integrated Striga Management (ISMA) technologies among maize farmers in Bauchi and Kano states of northern Nigeria. It employs a double-hurdle approach to analyse the factors influencing adoption and intensity of ISMA technologies among households, using cross-sectional data of 643 farmers from the two states.
Hassan, M.B., Baiyegunhi, L.J., Ortmann, G.F., Abdoulaye, Tahirou   +3 more
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Genome-Wide Association Studies for Striga asiatica Resistance in Tropical Maize

International Journal of Genomics, 2021
Striga asiatica L. is a parasitic weed in cereal crops including maize leading to tremendous yield losses up to 100% under severe infestation. The available S.
Arthur Pfunye, Rwafa Rwafa, Stanford Mabasa, Edmore Gasura   +3 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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Challenges to the exploitation of host plant resistance for Striga management in cereals and legumes by farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: a review

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2019
Striga hermonthica, Striga asiatica and Striga gesneroides are obligate root parasites that cause severe yield losses in cereals and legumes in sub-Saharan Africa. Genetic control of Striga through resistance is widely considered to be the most practical
Ronald Mandumbu, Charles Mutengwa, Stanford Mabasa, Eddie Mwenje   +3 more
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Role of sorghum genotype in the interaction with the parasitic weed striga hermonthica

, 2005
DissertationRodenburg, J., 2005. The role of sorghum genotype in the interaction with the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica. PhD thesis, Wageningcn University, Wagcningen, The Netherlands, 138 pp. with English, French and Dutch summaries.
Hermonthica Striga
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Gains in Genetic Enhancement of Early Maturing Maize Hybrids Developed during Three Breeding Periods under Striga-Infested and Striga-Free Environments

Agronomy, 2020
Striga hermonthica is a major maize production constraint in West and Central Africa (WCA). Fifty-four early maturing maize hybrids of three breeding periods: 2008–2011, 2012–2013, 2014–2015, were evaluated under Striga-infested and non-infested ...
Baffour Badu-Apraku, Gloria B. Adu, Abdoul-Madjidou Yacoubou, Johnson Toyinbo, Samuel Adewale   +4 more
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