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Parasitic Plant–Host Interactions: Molecular Mechanisms and Agricultural Resistance Strategies

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 16, 18 March 2026.
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.
Jiayang Shi, Qi Xie, Feifei Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of sorghum anthracnose (Colletotrichum sublineolum P. Henn.) intensity and its association with biophysical factors in Western and Southwestern regions of Ethiopia

Agrosystems, Geosciences &Environment, Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2026.
Abstract Ethiopia is Africa's second‐largest sorghum producer [Sorghum bicolor (L.) moench]. Despite these potentials, the production and productivity of sorghum yield remained low due to many agricultural factors. Among the factors, sorghum anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum sublineolum is one of the main fungal diseases substantially reducing ...
Assefa Gidesa, Thangavel Selvaraj, Getachew Ayana, Alemu Lencho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testing the orthodoxies of land degradation policy in Swaziland [PDF]

, 2009
This paper explores Swaziland's National Action Programme (NAP) to combat desertification; the country's main strategy for implementing the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
Stringer, L.C.
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Soil health and ecosystem services: Lessons from sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) [PDF]

, 2020
Management practices to improve soil health influence several ecosystem services including regulation of water flows, changes in soil biodiversity and greenhouse gases that are important at local, regional and global levels.
Bolo, Peter Omondi, Kihara, Job, Kinyua, Michael, Nyawira, Sylvia Sarah, Sommer, Rolf   +4 more
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A new species of Drimia Jacq. ex Willd. (Asparagaceae) from Nellai wildlife sanctuary, Western Ghats, India

Nordic Journal of Botany, Volume 2026, Issue 2, February 2026.
The new species Drimia courtallensis from the Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu, India is described and illustrated. It is similar to Drimia razii,in its necked bulb, hysteranthous nature, lax inflorescence and diurnal flowers on moderately short pedicels but it can be distinguished by its broader linear‐lanceolate leaves (230–420 × 6–15 mm ...
Arumugam Senniappan, Sukdeb Bera, Resmi Sekarathil, Karthigeyan Kaliyamurthy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of new maize inbred lines with resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth.

Journal of Crop Protection, 2012
Striga hermonthica is a noxious, obligate hemi-parasite of cereal grasses that causes severe grain yield loss in susceptible maize cultivars in Africa. The development of host plant resistance is one of the most practical Stiga control strategies.
Haron Karaya, Njoroge Kiarie, Stephen Mugo, Fred Kanampiu, Emmanuel Ariga, John Nderitu   +5 more
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Striga Germination Stimulant Analysis

, 2023
AbstractStriga is a flowering parasitic plant that can infect a broad range of crops including sorghum, maize and rice. The life cycle of Striga is intricately linked to its host, using host derived signals to initiate germination and attach to its host.
Benjamin Thiombiano, Kristýna Floková, Aimee Walmsley, Harro J. Bouwmeester   +3 more
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Does abscisic acid affect strigolactone biosynthesis? [PDF]

, 2010
Strigolactones are considered a novel class of plant hormones that, in addition to their endogenous signalling function, are exuded into the rhizosphere acting as a signal to stimulate hyphal branching of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and germination
Adie, Akiyama, Alder, Andrew J. Thompson, Anna K. Undas, Aroca, Auldridge, Bainbridge, Bethke, Booker, Booker, Bouwmeester, Bouwmeester, Burbidge, Carbone, Carolien Ruyter-Spira, Christmann, Cook, Cornish, Cutler, Davies, De Smet, Dunlap, Ejeta, Francel Verstappen, Fraser, Gomez-Roldan, Harrison, Harro Bouwmeester, Hernandez, Herrera-Medina, Jeschke, Jiang, Juan A. López-Ráez, Kahn, Kitahata, Li, Livak, López-Ráez, López-Ráez, López-Ráez, López-Ráez, Martin J. Sergeant, Matusova, Misson, Nitsch, Parry, Parry, Paszkowski, Patrick Mulder, Rani, Rock, Sagi, Saika, Schwartz, Schwartz, Schwartz, Sergeant, Simkin, Sorefan, Spinsanti, Strack, Sun, Tan, Tatsiana Charnikhova, Taylor, Taylor, Thompson, Thompson, Timothy D. H. Bugg, Umehara, Vogel, Wasaki, Wouter Kohlen, Yoneyama, Yoneyama, Zeevaart   +76 more
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Evaluation of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (l.) Moench) genotypes for striga resistance and associations among yield and striga related traits [PDF]

Innovations in Agriculture
Striga stands as one of the most significant biotic constraints, severely impacting sorghum production and productivity in the northern and northeastern regions of the country.
Solomon Mitiku, Fikru Mekonnen
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Increasing the diversity of Sycorax Haliday, 1839 (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Neotropical region: New species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Four new species of Sycorax Haliday, 1839 are described: Sycorax alumna sp. nov., Sycorax catarina sp. nov., Sycorax paranaensis sp. nov., and Sycorax striga sp. nov., with the females of Sycorax striga sp. nov. bearing characteristics that suggest haematophagous behaviour.
Lucas Rossito, Luiz Carlos Pinho, Andrey José de Andrade   +2 more
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