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CONTRIBUTIONS OF AGRICULTURAL IMPROVED TECHNOLOGIES TO RURAL POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: CASE OF IMAZAPYR-RESISTANT MAIZE IN WESTERN KENYA [PDF]

Last two decades have been dominated by issues on poverty as major growth area with the adoption by United Nations member countries of the Millennium Development Goals, the first of which calls for halving the incidence of poverty and hunger by 2015 ...
Manyong, Victor M., Mignouna, D.B., Mutabazi, K.D.S., Senkondo, E.M.   +3 more
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Soil Maize Cultivar-related Challenges on Striga hermonthica Infested Fields in Western Kenya

Journal of Plant Studies, 2018
Maize production in Western Kenya is constrained by Striga hermonthica and declining soil fertility. Integrated Striga Management (ISM) packages have been proposed. An ISM field experiment assessed combination of 4 maize varieties with 5 levels of soil fertility amendments.
Celestine Manyasi, Dennis Ochieno, Francis Muyekho, John Muoma, Mwikali Pamela, Victoria Naluyange   +5 more
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Factors Contributing to the Increasing Threat of Striga hermonthica to Farming Communities in Western Kenya

International Journal of Agronomy
Striga hermonthica remains a major biological constraint to food production in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigates the critical paradox underlying its persistent threat in western Kenya: Despite decades of research and the availability of ...
Evans A. Atera, Mayumi Kikuta, Joseph Bosire, Yuichiro Tsuchiya, Daigo Makihara   +4 more
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Characterization of potential ethylene-producing rhizosphere bacteria of Striga-infested maize and sorghum

African Journal of Biotechnology, 2002
Three rhizosphere bacteria, Pseudomonas sp., Enterobacter sakazakii and Klebsiella oxytoca, were analyzed for genetic variation.DNA fingerprint patterns of the three bacteria were markedly different when amplified with different primers.In total, 68 bands were produced by the three primers, 62 of which where variable.The number of polymorphic RAPD loci
Olubukola O. Babalola, Elie O. Osir, Abiodun I. Sanni   +2 more
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Combating Parasitic Weeds by Manipulation of Strigolactones Efflux Transporter

Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 48, Issue 8, Page 6066-6069, August 2025.
Meicheng Zhao, Xianmin Diao
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the present distribution of the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica and predicting its potential future geographic distribution in the light of climate change

Julius-Kühn-Archiv, 2012
Parasitic weeds of the genus Striga (Orobanchaceae) are a major constraint to agricultural production in the semi-arid regions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, Striga hermonthica’s current and future distribution needs to be estimated urgently in order ...
Cotter, Marc, de la Pena-Lavander, Renzoandre, Sauerborn, Joachim   +2 more
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INTRODUCING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH MALNUTRITION: AN ETHIOPIAN CASE STUDY [PDF]

Many developing regions have excellent potential agricultural resources. However, historically population has become so concentrated on such small holdings that acute poverty and malnutrition now predominate.
John H. Sanders, Yigezu A. Yigezu
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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, Murdoch, Alistair, Mwakaboko, A S, Zwanenburg, B   +3 more
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Witch Weeds (Striga spp.) Dissemination and Infestation in Ethiopian: Review Article

American Journal of Plant Biology
The endemic parasitic witch weeds (Striga spp.), which are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, are progressively expanding their geographic range and degree of infection, which is significantly decreasing crop productivity. They are currently regarded as a widespread blight.
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Adoption of a New Maize and Production Efficiency in Western Kenya [PDF]

Declining yields of maize as a result of Striga infestation has necessitated a new technology known as Imazapyr-resistant maize (IRM) to contain the problem.
Manyong, Victor M., Mignouna, D.B., Mutabazi, K.D.S., Senkondo, E.M.   +3 more
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