INTERCROPPING AND N FERTILIZATION EFFECTS ON STRIGA INFESTATION, SOIL C AND N AND GRAIN YIELD OF MAIZE IN THE SOUTHERN GUINEA SAVANNA OF NIGERIA [PDF]
Journal of Plant Development, 2021 Millions of hectares devoted to cereal production in Africa were affected by Striga infestation across locations and time. A study was conducted in 2012 and 2013 rainy seasons at the Teaching and Research Farms of Niger State College of Agriculture ...
Moses Samuel BASSEY +6 more
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Novel Sources of Witchweed (Striga) Resistance from Wild Sorghum Accessions [PDF]
, 2017 Sorghum is a major food staple in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but its production is constrained by the parasitic plant Striga that attaches to the roots of many cereals crops and causes severe stunting and loss of yield. Away from cultivated farmland, wild
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Towards Striga-resistant Gene pool in Nigerian Pearl millet landraces [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesParasitism of crop plants by Striga species is a major constraint in the savannah zones of West Africa. A germplasm collection comprised of 240 accessions of pearl millet was screened under natural Striga hermonthica infestation to identify sources of ...
Maryam Dawud +4 more
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An integrated molecular and conventional breeding scheme for enhancing genetic gain in maize in Africa [PDF]
, 2020 Open Access Journal; Published online: 06 Nov 2019Maize production in West and Central Africa (WCA) is constrained by a wide range of interacting stresses that keep productivity below potential yields.
Gedil, M., Menkir, A.
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Genetic diversity and population structure of Striga hermonthica populations from Kenya and Nigeria [PDF]
, 2017 Article purchasedStriga hermonthica is a parasitic weed that poses a serious threat to the production of economically important cereals in sub-Saharan Africa. The existence of genetic diversity within and between S.
Elzein, A. +8 more
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Achieving food security for one million Sub-Saharan African poor through push-pull innovation by 2020 [PDF]
, 2014 Food insecurity is a chronic problem in Africa and is likely to worsen with climate change and population growth. It is largely due to poor yields of the cereal crops caused by factors including stemborer pests, striga weeds and degraded soils.
Birkett, M. A. +6 more
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Strigolactone analogues induce suicidal seed germination of Striga spp. in soil [PDF]
, 2012 Striga hermonthica and Striga asiatica are obligate root parasites that cause serious problems in the production of staple cereal crops in Africa. Because of the high levels of infestation, there is an urgent need to control these weeds.
Kgosi, R L +3 more
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Methods for Soil Infestation with Striga hermonthica Seeds
Agronomy Journal, 1996 AbstractField screening of maize (Zea mays L.) and sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] can be an efficient means of selecting for resistance to the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. Spatial variability in natural S. hermonthica seed infestations necessitates supplemental infestation for effective field screening.
Berner, D., Ikie, F.O., Aigbokhan, E.I.
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Plant Breeding, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Global food demand is predicted to rise anywhere from 59% to 98% by 2050 because of increasing population. However, the continued depletion of natural resources and increasing biotic and abiotic stresses will continue to pose significant threats to global food security in coming years.
Memoona Khalid +5 more
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Global Invasive Potential of 10 Parasitic Witchweeds and Related Orobanchaceae [PDF]
, 2006 The plant family Orobanchaceae includes many parasitic weeds that are also impressive invaders and aggressive crop pests with several specialized features (e.g. microscopic seeds, parasitic habits).
Benz, Brett W. +4 more
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