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Cytokinins as an alternative suicidal Striga germination compound
Weed Research, Volume 65, Issue 2, March/April 2025.Abstract The witchweed Striga hermonthica, an obligate and noxious root–parasitic plant, remains a persistent threat to cereal production and poses a great challenge to smallholder farmers in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Inducing suicidal germination of Striga seeds by applying strigolactone analogs is a promising strategy to deplete the Striga seed bank of ...
Muhammad Jamil +5 more
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INTSORMIL Scientist on VOA Reports a New Approach to Combat Witchweed, a Killer of Sorghum Crops in Africa [PDF]
, 2008 In a May 19, 2008 interview on the Voice of America INTSORMIL scientist Mitch Tuinstra, a Purdue University sorghum breeder, reported on sorghum seed that he and his colleagues have produced that can protect sorghum crops from a weed called Striga ...
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Post‐attachment resistance to Striga hermonthica in finger millet (Eleusine coracana)
Weed Research, Volume 65, Issue 2, March/April 2025.Abstract Finger millet is a highly nutritious and climate‐resilient cereal crop. Despite its importance, finger millet productivity in East Africa trails other cereals due to several biotic and abiotic factors, including the parasitic weed, Striga hermonthica. Striga spp.
Josephine S. Kunguni +8 more
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Weed Research, Volume 65, Issue 2, March/April 2025.Abstract Root parasitic weeds of the genera Striga, Orobanche, and Phelipanche cause enormous economic losses for farmers the world over. Germination of the seeds of these species requires a chemotropic signal in the form of strigolactones in the soil.
Amit Wallach +4 more
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Witchweed parasitizing millet plant
, 1990 Witchweed parasitizing a young pearl millet plant.Host/Plant: Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)Pest/Path: Striga, witchweed (Striga ...
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Weed Research, Volume 65, Issue 2, March/April 2025.Abstract Plants are exposed to infection and predation by organisms from most kingdoms of life, including their own. Layers of molecular defence mechanisms have evolved to limit damage and disease from microbial and insect pathogens, and plants can also defend themselves against attack by members of their own kingdom.
Julia K. H. Leman +3 more
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Witchweed parasitizing a millet plant
, 1988 Kollo, Niger: Witchweed plant that has parasitized a young millet plant. Characteristic reddish color of flower and bright green leaves.Host/Plant: Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)Pest/Path: Witchweed (Striga ...
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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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A role for strigolactones in the genetic variation in tolerance to Striga infection in sorghum
Weed Research, Volume 65, Issue 2, March/April 2025.Abstract The root parasitic weed Striga hermonthica is a major constraint to cereal production in sub‐Saharan Africa. Tolerance to Striga—guaranteeing a reasonable yield despite infection—is potentially a valuable trait to curtail crop yield losses. However, the mechanisms underlying tolerance are not well understood, making selection for the trait ...
Nasreldin Mohemed Ahmed +2 more
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, 1990 Kakamega, Kenya: Characteristic red to pink flowers and bright green elongated leaves of witchweed.Host/Plant: Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)Pest/Path: Witchweed (Striga ...
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