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Sustainable Intensification Option for Sorghum‐Based Cropping Systems in the West African Savanna: A Review of Soil and Crop Management Practices

International Journal of Agronomy, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Sub‐Saharan Africa faces rising demand for cereal production under conditions of soil degradation, erratic rainfall, and intensifying land use, making sustainable sorghum‐based systems in the West African savanna a regional priority. We synthesized peer‐reviewed and institutional literature published between 1990 and 2024, identified through systematic
Folorunso M. Akinseye, Hakeem A. Ajeigbe, Martin Moyo, Dilys S. MacCarthy, Ajit Govind, Anthony M. Whitbread, Nidhi Chaudhary   +6 more
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Investigating the Impact of Intercropping Time of Soybean (Glycine max) and Haricot Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) With Sorghum on Striga (Striga hermonthica) Control and Crop Productivity in Kobo, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia

International Journal of Agronomy, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Striga weed infestation severely limits sorghum productivity in Ethiopia, particularly in North Wollo. A field experiment at the Sirinka Agricultural Research Center during the main cropping season evaluated the effects of intercropping sorghum with soybean and haricot bean at three legume sowing times: 2 weeks before, 1 week before, and simultaneous ...
Mohammed Hussen, Zeru Asefa, Alemu Molla, Endalkachew Fekadu, Moges Tadesse, Maria Serrano   +5 more
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Evaluating Mechanisms of Soil Microbiome Suppression of Striga Infection in Sorghum

Bio-Protocol
The root parasitic weed Striga hermonthica has a devastating effect on sorghum and other cereal crops in Sub-Saharan Africa. Available Striga management strategies are rarely sufficient or not widely accessible or affordable.
Tamera Taylor, Jiregna Shekata, Mahdere Shimels, Desalegn Etalo, Benjamin Thiombiano, Aimee Walmsey, Alexander Chen, Harro Bouwmeester, Jos M. Raaijmakers, Siobhan Brady, Dorota Kawa   +10 more
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Factors influencing phenomic prediction: A case study on a large sorghum back cross nested association mapping population

The Plant Phenome Journal, Volume 8, Issue 1, December 2025.
Abstract Plant breeding is crucial to develop varieties able to cope with climate change and support food and feed value chains. Genomic prediction (GP) has been a major step in increasing their efficiency and recently, phenomic prediction (PP) has gained attention as a promising complementary approach to GP, potentially further increasing this ...
Clément Bienvenu, Vincent Garin, Nicolas Salas, Korotimi Théra, Mohamed Lamine Tekete, Madathiparambil Chandran Sarathjith, Chiaka Diallo, Angélique Berger, Caroline Calatayud, Fabien De Bellis, Jean‐François Rami, Michel Vaksmann, Vincent Segura, David Pot, Hugues de Verdal   +14 more
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Current understanding of the role of the cell wall in Cuscuta parasitism

Plant Biology, Volume 27, Issue 7, Page 1235-1243, December 2025.
We comprehensively summarise the roles of plant cell wall in key processes of parasitism by the obligate stem parasite Cuscuta. Abstract The plant cell wall (CW) plays a crucial role in many aspects of parasitism by the obligate stem parasite, Cuscuta. Cuscuta parasitism begins with tight coiling around the host stem by the strong tensile force of the ...
M. Takagawa, R. Yokoyama
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Gibberellin action‐based strategies show promise in the control of Striga—A major threat to global agriculture

Plants, People, Planet
Societal Impact Statement The root‐parasitic plant Striga hermonthica can cause severe crop failure, leading to significant agricultural and economic losses in Africa.
Jiazheng Chen, Ikuo Takahashi, Masatoshi Nakajima, Tadao Asami   +3 more
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In vitro dynamic and quantitative monitoring of strigolactone‐signaling complex formation by time‐resolved FRET

The Plant Journal, Volume 124, Issue 5, December 2025.
We developed a new in vitro method using time‐resolved FRET to evaluate the dynamic activation of the strigolactone (SL) receptors. This system was used to gain deeper insights into the molecular mechanism of SL‐signaling complex formation and to detect naturally occurring SLs.
Taiki Suzuki, Kotaro Nishiyama, Yusuke Kato, Chihiro Shinkai, Tomoya Ishikawa, Jekson Robertlee, Michio Kuruma, Shinya Hagihara, Marco Bürger, Kosuke Fukui, Tadao Asami, Yoshiya Seto   +11 more
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Screening and identification of potential Striga [Striga hermonthica (Del.)] suppressing rhizobacteria associated with Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] in Northern Ethiopia

Technology in Agronomy
Sorghum (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, Teklehaimanot Haileselassie, Sewunet Abera, Taye Tessema   +3 more
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Effects of Prolonged Conditioning on Dormancy and Germination of Striga hermonthica

Journal of Agronomy, 2006
The impact of environment on the germination biology of Striga hermonthica was studied in the laboratory by conditioning seeds at various water potentials and urea concentrations at 17.5 to 37.5°C for up to 133 days. The experimental results presented in this research are related to the effects of temperature, water potential and urea nitrogen ...
Israel K. Dzomeku ., A.J. Murdoch .
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Chromosome-scale pearl millet genomes reveal CLAMT1b as key determinant of strigolactone pattern and Striga susceptibility

Nature Communications
The 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, Jian You Wang, Salim Bougouffa, Michael Abrouk, Muhammad Jamil, Roberto Incitti, Intikhab Alam, Aparna Balakrishna, Derry Alvarez, Cristina Votta, Guan-Ting Erica Chen, Claudio Martínez, Andrea Zuccolo, Lamis Berqdar, Salim Sioud, Valentina Fiorilli, Angel R. de Lera, Luisa Lanfranco, Takashi Gojobori, Rod A. Wing, Simon G. Krattinger, Xin Gao, Salim Al-Babili   +22 more
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