Association mapping for Striga resistance and agronomic‐related traits in sorghum [PDF]
The Plant GenomeOver 50% of arable land available for cereal production in sub‐Saharan Africa is severely infested with Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth, posing a significant challenge to agricultural productivity in the region.
Wilbert T. Mutezo +3 more
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Novel Sources of Witchweed (Striga) Resistance from Wild Sorghum Accessions. [PDF]
Front Plant Sci, 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
Mbuvi DA +9 more
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Genetic resources and breeding of maize for Striga resistance: a review [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 The potential yield of maize (Zea mays L.) and other major crops is curtailed by several biotic, abiotic, and socio-economic constraints. Parasitic weeds, Striga spp., are major constraints to cereal and legume crop production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Emeline Nanou Dossa +5 more
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Genetic variation and host-parasite specificity of Striga resistance and tolerance in rice: the need for predictive breeding. [PDF]
New Phytol, 2017 The parasitic weeds Striga asiatica and Striga hermonthica cause devastating yield losses to upland rice in Africa. Little is known about genetic variation in host resistance and tolerance across rice genotypes, in relation to virulence differences ...
Rodenburg J +8 more
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Germplasm Bred for Resistance to Striga hermonthica Exhibited High Resistance Levels to Striga asiatica Compared to Commercial Checks [PDF]
Advances in Agriculture, 2021 Parasitic weeds belonging to the Orobanchaceae family are a menace in Sub-Saharan African (SSA). Specifically, the two witchweeds from the genus Striga, S. hermonthica and S.
Vimbayi Dhliwayo +5 more
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Genome-wide association analysis of grain yield and Striga hermonthica and S. asiatica resistance in tropical and sub-tropical maize populations [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Genetic improvement for Striga hermonthica (Sh) and S. asiatica (Sa) resistance is the most economical and effective control method to enhance the productivity of maize and other major cereal crops.
Emeline N. Dossa +2 more
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Resolving intergenotypic Striga resistance in sorghum. [PDF]
J Exp Bot, 2023 Abstract Genetic underpinnings of host–pathogen interactions in the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica, a root parasitic plant that ravages cereals in sub-Saharan Africa, are unclear. We performed a comparative transcriptome study on five genotypes of sorghum exhibiting diverse resistance responses to S.
Mutinda S +8 more
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GWAS provides biological insights into mechanisms of the parasitic plant (Striga) resistance in sorghum [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2021 Background Sorghum yields in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are greatly reduced by parasitic plants of the genus Striga (witchweed). Vast global sorghum genetic diversity collections, as well as the availability of modern sequencing technologies, can be ...
Jacinta Kavuluko +9 more
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Mapping quantitative trait loci and predicting candidate genes for Striga resistance in maize using resistance donor line derived from Zea diploperennis [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 The parasitic weed, Striga is a major biological constraint to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and threatens food and nutrition security.
B. Badu-Apraku +4 more
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Genome-wide association study of Striga resistance in early maturing white tropical maize inbred lines [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2020 Background Striga hermonthica (Benth.) parasitism militates against increased maize production and productivity in savannas of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Samuel Adeyemi Adewale +5 more
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