Plants, People, PlanetSocietal Impact Statement Striga is a parasitic plant that greatly limits the production of Africa's most staple cereals, including sorghum. Infection occurs when the parasite germinates in response to biomolecules emitted into the soil from the host's ...
Sylvia Mutinda +7 more
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Presowing hardening of the host with phenolic acids reduces induction of seed germination in the root parasite Striga asiatica [PDF]
, 1980 S. asiatica, A root parasite, causes severe loss of yield in sorghum and several other crops. The seeds of the parasite are induced to germinate by a stimulant in the host root exudate. Presowing hardening of the host with vanillic acid [121-34-6],
Bharathalakshmi, ., Jayachandra, .
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Development of Extra-Early Provitamin A Quality Protein Maize Inbreds with Resistance/Tolerance to Striga hermonthica and Soil Nitrogen Stress [PDF]
, 2021 Solomon A. Oyekale +4 more
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Agrosystems, Geosciences &Environment, Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2026.Abstract Ethiopia is Africa's second‐largest sorghum producer [Sorghum bicolor (L.) moench]. Despite these potentials, the production and productivity of sorghum yield remained low due to many agricultural factors. Among the factors, sorghum anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum sublineolum is one of the main fungal diseases substantially reducing ...
Assefa Gidesa +3 more
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Does abscisic acid affect strigolactone biosynthesis? [PDF]
, 2010 Strigolactones are considered a novel class of plant hormones that, in addition to their endogenous signalling function, are exuded into the rhizosphere acting as a signal to stimulate hyphal branching of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and germination
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Combining ability and hybrid breeding in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br.) for agronomic traits and resistance to Striga hermonthica [PDF]
, 2023 Armel Rouamba +5 more
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Do NERICA rice cultivars express resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. and Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze under field conditions? [PDF]
Field Crops Research, 2015 Les mauvaises herbes parasites Striga asiatica et Striga hermonthica provoquent des pertes de rendement élevées dans le riz des hautes terres pluviales en Afrique. Deux classes de résistance (pré et post-attachement) et plusieurs génotypes résistants ont été identifiés précédemment parmi les cultivars NERICA (New Rice for Africa) en conditions de ...
Jonne Rodenburg +7 more
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Molecular insights into volatile organic compound sensing and signaling in plants
The Plant Journal, Volume 125, Issue 6, March 2026.SUMMARY Plants interact with their surrounding environment through the perception of a vast and structurally diverse array of volatile organic compounds (VOCs); however, the molecular mechanisms involved remain mostly unknown. Despite the large number of VOCs emitted and perceived by plants, only a small number of phylogenetically distinct, but often ...
Matthew E. Bergman +4 more
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Characterization of host tolerance to Striga hermonthica [PDF]
, 2006 One of the most promising control options against the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica is the use of crop varieties that combine resistance with high levels of tolerance. The aim of this study was to clarify the relation between Striga infestation level,
A. Oswald +32 more
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The Complexity of Multidimensional Learning in Agriculture
Econometrica, Volume 94, Issue 2, Page 465-503, March 2026.Studies on agricultural technology adoption often focus on one input, practice, or package, which is analytically useful, but may overlook the complexities involved with multidimensional learning needed for a lot of agricultural decisions. In Kenya, we study farmers' dynamic learning (from oneself and others) and adoption decisions over six seasons ...
Rachid Laajaj, Karen Macours
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