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How does Striga hermonthica Bewitch its hosts? [PDF]

Plant Signal Behav, 2019
The common name witchweed synonymous with the Latin name Striga befits the bewitching effects, viz wilting and chlorosis, the parasite inflicts on its hosts long before it emerges and becomes visible above the ground. However, interactions in the rhizosphere between host roots and Striga seedlings are concealed and inscrutable.
Fujioka H, Samejima H, Mizutani M, Okamoto M, Sugimoto Y.   +4 more
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Integrated Management of Striga hermonthica in Sorghum Using Glomus mosseae, Bacillus megaterium, and Phosphorus [PDF]

Plant-Environment Interactions
The root parasitic weed Striga hermonthica, a member of the Orobanchaceae family, is a major constraint to cereal production in sub‐Saharan Africa. Its germination is triggered by host‐derived stimulants, which are upregulated under phosphorus (P) and ...
Suha Hassan Ahmed Elhag, Migdam Elsheikh Abdelghani, Hanan Ibrahim Mudawi, Abdel Gabar E. Tayeb Babiker   +3 more
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Phenolic signals for prehaustorium formation in Striga hermonthica. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci, 2022
Striga hermonthica is a root parasitic plant that causes considerable crop yield losses. To parasitize host plants, parasitic plants develop a specialized organ called the haustorium that functions in host invasion and nutrient absorption. The initiation of a prehaustorium, the primitive haustorium structure before host invasion, requires the ...
Aoki N, Cui S, Ito C, Kumaishi K, Kobori S, Ichihashi Y, Yoshida S.   +6 more
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Rational design of Striga hermonthica-specific seed germination inhibitors. [PDF]

Plant Physiol, 2022
AbstractThe obligate hemiparasitic weed Striga hermonthica grows on cereal roots and presents a severe threat to global food security by causing enormous yield losses, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The rapidly increasing Striga seed bank in infested soils provides a major obstacle in controlling this weed.
Zarban RA, Hameed UFS, Jamil M, Ota T, Wang JY, Arold ST, Asami T, Al-Babili S.   +7 more
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Association analysis for resistance to Striga hermonthica in diverse tropical maize inbred lines [PDF]

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, A. Menkir, B. Ifie, A. A. Paterne, N. N. Unachukwu, S. Meseka, W. A. Mengesha, B. Bossey, O. Kwadwo, P. B. Tongoona, O. Oladejo, C. Sneller, M. Gedil   +12 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]

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020
Maize is a food security crop cultivated in the African savannas that are vulnerable to the occurrence of drought stress and Striga hermonthica infestation.
Abebe Menkir, José Crossa, Silvestro Meseka, Bunmi Bossey, Oyekunle Muhyideen, Priscillia F. Riberio, Mmadou Coulibaly, Abdoul-Madjidou Yacoubou, Gbadebo Olaoye, Alidu Haruna   +9 more
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Diacetoxyscirpenol, a Fusarium exometabolite, prevents efficiently the incidence of the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica [PDF]

BMC Plant Biology, 2022
Background Certain Fusarium exometabolites have been reported to inhibit seed germination of the cereal-parasitizing witchweed, Striga hermonthica, in vitro. However, it is unknown if these exometabolites will consistently prevent S.
Williams Oyifioda Anteyi, Iris Klaiber, Frank Rasche   +2 more
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Identification of QTLs Controlling Resistance/Tolerance to Striga hermonthica in an Extra-Early Maturing Yellow Maize Population [PDF]

Agronomy, 2020
Striga hermonthica parasitism is a major constraint to maize production in sub-Saharan Africa with yield losses reaching 100% under severe infestation. The application of marker-assisted selection is highly promising for accelerating breeding for Striga ...
Baffour Badu-Apraku, Samuel Adewale, Agre Paterne, Melaku Gedil, Robert Asiedu   +4 more
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Striga parasitizes transgenic hairy roots of Zea mays and provides a tool for studying plant-plant interactions [PDF]

Plant Methods, 2012
Background Striga species are noxious root hemi-parasitic weeds that debilitate cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Control options for Striga are limited and developing Striga resistant crop germplasm is regarded as the best and most ...
Runo Steven, Macharia Sarah, Alakonya Amos, Machuka Jesse, Sinha Neelima, Scholes Julie   +5 more
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Striga hermonthica Suicidal Germination Activity of Potent Strigolactone Analogs: Evaluation from Laboratory Bioassays to Field Trials [PDF]

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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