Multiple layers of incompatibility to the parasitic witchweed, Striga hermonthica [PDF]
New Phytologist, 2009 * Witchweeds (Striga spp.) are major agricultural pests that infest important crops in sub-Saharan Africa. Striga hermonthica parasitizes gramineous plants including sorghum, maize and rice, but not dicots. To understand host recognition mechanisms of S.
Satoko, Yoshida, Ken, Shirasu
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How to control Striga and stemborer in maize [PDF]
, 2014 This leaflet explains how you can control Striga and stemborer at the same time, without using expensive ...
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Endocidal Regulation of Secondary Metabolites in the Producing Organisms [PDF]
, 2016 Secondary metabolites are defined as organic compounds that are not directly involved in the normal growth, development, and reproduction of an organism.
Bullard, Steven H +4 more
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Quantificação de sorgoleone em extratos e raízes de sorgo sob diferentes períodos de armazenamento. [PDF]
, 2018 Neste trabalho, foi realizada a purificação, a obtenção do padrão de sorgoleone (2 ? hidroxi ? 5 ? metoxi ? 3 ? [(8?Z,11?Z)-8',11',14'-pentadecatrieno]-p-benzoquinona) e a quantificação desse marcador em raízes primárias de sorgo.
FRANCO, F. H. S. +4 more
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Management of the Striga epidemics in pearl millet production: a review
CABI Agriculture and BiosciencePearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br.) is a drought-resilient and nutritious staple food crop widely cultivated in arid and semi-arid regions.
Armel Rouamba +4 more
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Locusts and other Pests Targeted for Biocontrol [PDF]
, 1989 News release issued at the CGIAR's annual mid-term meeting held in Canberra, Australia, in May 1989. Focus of release is on controlling the desert locust without the use of chemicals in Africa.
CGIAR Secretariat
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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
Adie +76 more
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AN ECONOMIC IMPACT EVALUATION OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS: THE CASE OF BRUCELLOSIS CONTROL IN THE UNITED STATES [PDF]
Public Economics,
Liu, Chun-Ian
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Relation of Witchweed (Striga) to Fertility in Tropical Soils [PDF]
Nature, 1953 MUCH is written upon the subject of soil exhaustion in Africa, and it seems to be generally accepted that the soils of the tropics require careful management, including frequent periods of rest, if fertility is to be maintained. In the great clay plains of the Sudan1 in particular, it has been emphatically stated that uncontrolled continuous ...
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Pharmacognostic and Antioxidant Properties of Dracaena sanderiana Leaves [PDF]
, 2016 Endogenous and exogenous antioxidants are used to neutralise free radicals and protect the body from free radicals by maintaining the redox balance.
Lim, Vuanghao +2 more
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