LONG-RUN STRIGA CONTROL BY SUBSISTENCE FARMERS IN MALI [PDF]
A dynamic programming model is developed to identify barriers to the adoption of long-run control programs for the parasitic weed Striga. The model is applied to Sirakorola in northwestern Mali.
Fofana, Makan +3 more
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Current Maize Production, Postharvest Losses and the Risk of Mycotoxins Contamination in Tanzania [PDF]
, 2015 Agriculture is the backbone of Tanzanian economy. It accounts for about one-third of the gross domestic product (GDP), provides 85 percent of all exports and saves as a livelihood to over 80 percent of the total population.
Rosentrater, Kurt A. +1 more
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Effect of histidine covalent modification on strigolactone receptor activation and selectivity. [PDF]
Biophys J, 2023 Chen J, Shukla D.
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A roadmap of haustorium morphogenesis in parasitic plants. [PDF]
J Exp Bot, 2023 Kirschner GK +5 more
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Molecular Studies on Sunflower Broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) [PDF]
, 2014 Los jopos (Orobanche spp. y Phelipanche spp.) son un grupo de aproximadamente 170 especies de plantas holoparásitas distribuidas principalmente en el Hemisferio Norte. A pesar de que la mayor parte de Orobanche spp.
Pineda Martos, Rocío
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Role of substrate recognition in modulating strigolactone receptor selectivity in witchweed. [PDF]
J Biol Chem, 2021 Chen J, White A, Nelson DC, Shukla D.
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Management of Striga asiatica in maize in the Planalto Central of Angola - legumes and grass trap intercropping [PDF]
, 2014 Maize intercropped field trials with the legumes Desmodium uncinatum cv. ‘D. Silver leaf’, Cajanus cajan, Mucuna pruriens, Tephrosia sp. and Crotalaria sp.
Dovala, António Chicapa, Monteiro, Ana
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Adapting weed management in rice to changing climates [PDF]
This paper provides some of the scientific background on how projected environmental conditions could affect weeds and weed management in rice in Africa.
Meinke, H.B., Rodenburg, J.
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Participatory Evaluation of Integrated Pest and Soil Fertility Management Options Using Ordered Categorical Data Analysis [PDF]
During participatory rural appraisals, farmers at the Lake Victoria basin of Kenya and Uganda identified Striga, stemborer and declining soil fertility as three major constraints to maize production To reduce food insecurity, several innovative ...
De Groote, Hugo +5 more
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Adoption of a New Maize and Production Efficiency in Western Kenya [PDF]
Declining yields of maize as a result of Striga infestation has necessitated a new technology known as Imazapyr-resistant maize (IRM) to contain the problem.
Manyong, Victor M. +3 more
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