Striga hermonthica, Striga asiatica and Striga gesneroides are obligate root parasites that
cause severe yield losses in cereals and legumes in sub-Saharan Africa. Genetic control of …

Striga spp. is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa causing up to 100% yield loss equating to US
$7 billion. Striga asiatica (with red flowers) is found in southern Africa while Striga …

Root parasitic weeds in Orobanchaceae pose a tremendous threat to agriculture worldwide.
We used an in vitro assay to screen libraries of small molecules for those capable of …

In Ethiopia sorghum is a major cereal crop grown in wide agroecology however, in most of
moisture stress sorghum growing areas are infested by striga. Striga is an obligate root …

The production of sorghum is hampered by the parasitic weed Striga asiatica L. Mulching is
promoted as a component of the conservation agriculture systems in sub Saharan Africa …

Striga hermonthica is one of the most limiting biotic factors for the production of sorghum in
rain-fed agricultural areas of the semi-arid tropics. In Ethiopia, yield losses due to striga can …

Crop losses caused by parasitic plants of the genus Striga pose a great danger to the
livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers in Africa. The parasite attaches to host crops …

A wealth of quantitative trait loci and candidate genes that were, respectively, found linked to
or associated with phenotypic traits of interest has accumulated in sorghum [Sorghum …

Orobanche cumana est une plante parasite obligatoire qui infecte spécifiquement le
tournesol, entrainant des pertes de rendement. En combinant des études génétiques et …

The study was conducted to evaluate the growth performance, nutrient digestibility and
nitrogen balance of growing Red Sokoto bucks fed diets containing two sorghum varieties …