Striga Management through Herbicide Resistance: A Public-Private Partnership in Action [PDF]
Striga is an indigenous parasitic weed that attacks cereals and other crops in Africa. In maize croplands alone, Striga infests over 2.3 million ha resulting in 1.6 million tons of grain loss worth US $383 million annually.
Savala, Canon N., Woomer, Paul L.
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Technology in AgronomySorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is one of the globally important cereal crops well adapted to Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) agro-ecology. However, the productivity of sorghum is hindered by both abiotic and biotic factors including drought, Striga ...
Urgesa Tsega Tulu +3 more
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Adapting weed management in rice to changing climates [PDF]
This paper provides some of the scientific background on how projected environmental conditions could affect weeds and weed management in rice in Africa.
Meinke, H.B., Rodenburg, J.
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Nature CommunicationsThe yield of pearl millet, a resilient cereal crop crucial for African food security, is severely impacted by the root parasitic weed Striga hermonthica, which requires host-released hormones, called strigolactones (SLs), for seed germination. Herein, we
Hendrik N. J. Kuijer +22 more
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White lupin leads to increased maize yield through a soil fertility-independent mechanism: a new candidate for fighting Striga hermonthica infestation? [PDF]
, 2018 Nitrogen (N)-deficiency and lack of phosphorus (P) availability are major constraints to maize yields in Western Kenya. In a two-season field study in the lake Victoria basin, we tested the capacity of white lupin (Lupinus albus (L.), cv.
Akello, Pollycarp +6 more
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Upland Rice Cultivars Resistant to Parasitic Weed Striga hermonthica
, 1992 This article 'Upland Rice Cultivars Resistant to Parasitic Weed Striga hermonthica' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for
Harahap, Z. +3 more
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Broomrape weeds. Underground mechanisms of parasitism and associated strategies for their control: a review [PDF]
, 2016 SPE & AgrosupPôle GESTADBroomrapes are plant-parasitic weeds which constitute one of the most difficult-to-control of all biotic constraints that affect crops in Mediterranean, central and eastern Europe, and Asia.
Fernandez-Aparicio Ruiz, Monica +2 more
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Determining smallholder farmers’ preferences for Push-Pull technology dissemination pathways in western Kenya [PDF]
The push-pull technology (PPT) has widely been disseminated to control stemborer (Chilo partellus and Busseola fusca) and Striga weeds (Striga hermonthica and Striga asiatica) in maize fields in Kenya. This study examined farmers’ preferences for various
Amudavi, David M. +4 more
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Les espèces parasites herbacées des cultures vivrières en Afrique : biologie et impact, étude au Mali. 1. Reconnaissance et biologie des espèces parasites. 2. Impact des plantes parasites d'après une étude au Mali (1991 - 1994) [PDF]
, 1997 Parmi les plantes parasites, les épirhizes se distinguent en se fixant sur les racines de la plante hôte (exemple du cycle de Striga hermonthica), les épiphytes se développent sur les organes aériens des plantes infestées, genre Topinanthus.
Ba, I. +3 more
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Evaluation of fungal isolates as possible biocontrol agents against Striga hermonthica
Journal of Crop Protection, 2014 Striga hermonthica is a parasitic weed which largely constrains maize and sorghum production in Western Kenya. The weed mostly invades small scale farms and depending on severity, it may cause damage ranging from 10% to complete crop failure thereby ...
Victor Kagot +4 more
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