Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2019 Striga hermonthica, Striga asiatica and Striga gesneroides are obligate root parasites that cause severe yield losses in cereals and legumes in sub-Saharan Africa. Genetic control of Striga through resistance is widely considered to be the most practical
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Genome-Wide Association Studies for Striga asiatica Resistance in Tropical Maize [PDF]
International Journal of Genomics, 2021 Striga asiatica L. is a parasitic weed in cereal crops including maize leading to tremendous yield losses up to 100% under severe infestation. The available S.
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Identification of QTLs Controlling Resistance/Tolerance to Striga hermonthica in an Extra-Early Maturing Yellow Maize Population [PDF]
Agronomy, 2020 Striga hermonthica parasitism is a major constraint to maize production in sub-Saharan Africa with yield losses reaching 100% under severe infestation. The application of marker-assisted selection is highly promising for accelerating breeding for Striga ...
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Identification of Striga hermonthica-resistant Upland Rice Varieties in Sudan and Their Resistance Phenotypes [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 Rice has become a major staple cereal in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, upland rice cultivation is expanding particularly in rainfed areas where the root parasitic weed Striga hermonthica, a major constraint to cereal production, is endemic.
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Enhancing Drought Tolerance and Striga hermonthica Resistance in Maize Using Newly Derived Inbred Lines from the Wild Maize Relative, Zea diploperennis [PDF]
Agronomy, 2021 Recurrent drought and Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth parasitism constrains maize production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Transfer of resistance genes from wild relatives can improve resistance to drought and Striga in tropical maize.
Abdulwahab S. Shaibu +2 more
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Assessment of Striga gesnerioides (Willd.) Resistance and Genetic Characterization of Forty-Six Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) Genotypes in Ghana [PDF]
International Journal of Agronomy, 2020 The parasitic weed, Striga gesnerioides, imposes physiological stress on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) resulting in significant yield loss in the regions of northern Ghana.
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Resolving intergenotypic Striga resistance in sorghum [PDF]
, 2022 AbstractGenetic underpinnings of host-pathogen interactions in the parasitic plantStriga 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 toS. hermonthicausing weighted gene co-expression network
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Yield gains and associated changes in an early yellow bi-parental maize population following genomic selection for Striga resistance and drought tolerance [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2019 Background Maize yield potential is rarely maximized in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to the devastating effects of drought stress and Striga hermonthica parasitism.
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Genetic interrelationships of elite sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) genotypes bred for Striga resistance and compatibility with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. strigae (FOS) revealed by microsatellites [PDF]
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2021 Genetic diversity is key for breeding population development, hybrid breeding, heterotic grouping and genetic analysis, among others. The objective of this study was to examine genetic interrelationships among elite sorghum genotypes bred for resistance ...
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Plant Methods, 2012 Background Striga species are noxious root hemi-parasitic weeds that debilitate cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Control options for Striga are limited and developing Striga resistant crop germplasm is regarded as the best and most ...
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