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Eradication of Red witchweed – one step at a time!

, 2017
The parasitic weed, Red witchweed (Striga asiatica) (L.) Kuntze) was first recorded at Habana, near Mackay in July 2013, the only known infestation to have established in Australia.
Vitelli, Joseph S., Stampa, Daniel C., Austin, Peter J.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Factors Contributing to the Increasing Threat of Striga hermonthica to Farming Communities in Western Kenya

International Journal of Agronomy, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Striga hermonthica remains a major biological constraint to food production in sub‐Saharan Africa. This study investigates the critical paradox underlying its persistent threat in western Kenya: Despite decades of research and the availability of numerous control measures, Striga infestation continues to expand.
Evans A. Atera, Mayumi Kikuta, Joseph Bosire, Yuichiro Tsuchiya, Daigo Makihara, Nidhi Chaudhary   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Premature death of pearl millet caused by witchweed

, 1990
A high population of witchweed that probably resulted in premature death of the pearl millet plants.Host/Plant: Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)Pest/Path: Striga, witchweed (Striga ...
Claflin, Larry
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Studies on the Giant Mealie Witchweed, \u3ci\u3eStriga forbesii\u3c/i\u3e Benth., in Zimbabwe [PDF]

, 1989
Of the seven species of Striga found in Zimbabwe, S. forbesii Benth. is currently the most destructive in terms of crop damage. Owing to its limited occurrence worldwide as a pest of crops, relatively little work has been done on this species.
Knepper, David Allen
core   +1 more source

Domestic program manual : witchweed : striga asiatic Lour.

, 1983
"This manual supersedes the Witchweed Domestic Program Manual dated June 1979, as revised, which shall be discarded."Mode of access ...
United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs.
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Green manure and inorganic fertiliser as management strategies for witchweed and upland rice [PDF]

, 2010
Weed infestation, especially the Witchweed (Striga asiatica) is a serious problem in fertility-depleted soils of Tanzania. The use of urea fertiliser is known to control weed but resource-poor farmers cannot afford thistechnology due to high costs ...
Msaky, JJ, Kayeke, J, Mbwaga, A, Sibuga, PK   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The witch hunt continues – the use of integrated research and treatment approaches to rid Australia of the parasitic plant pest red witchweed [PDF]

, 2023
Red witchweed (RWW) was first detected on a sugarcane property in the Mackay region in July 2013. Extensive delimitation surveillance identified a total of eight infested properties (IPs), six cane properties and two cattle enterprises (formally cane ...
Bowditch, Tom, Vitelli, Joseph S., Smith, Michelle, Birch, Matt   +3 more
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Purple witchweed (Striga hermonthica) germination and seedbank depletion under different crops, fallow, and bare soil [PDF]

, 2011
Seedbank density is an important aspect that determines the amount of damage that the parasitic weed, purple witchweed (Striga hermonthica; hereafter, called “Striga”), causes on its crop hosts.
Van Mourik, T.A., THOMAS A. VAN MOURIK, ALISTAIR J. MURDOCH, Mourik, T.A., van, Stomph, T J, Stomph, T.J., TJEERD J. STOMPH, Mourik, T A Van, Murdoch, Alistair, Murdoch, A J, Murdoch, A.J.   +10 more
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Operation witch hunt: conjuring eradication of the parasitic red witchweed plant with trickery and potions [PDF]

, 2016
An integrated field trial was established near Mackay, Queensland, to test treatment efficacy for eradicating the parasitic weed, red witchweed (RWW) (Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze).
Vitelli, Joseph S., Austin, Peter, Riding, Natasha, Williams, Anna M., Stampa, Dan, Chamberlain, Annerose A.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

IDENTITY OF WITCHWEED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

, 1966
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
openaire   +2 more sources