Background DNA markers improved the productivity and accuracy of classical plant
breeding by means of marker-assisted selection (MAS). The enormous number of …

Contents I. Introduction 295 II. Evolution of the Plant Vascular System 295 III. Phloem
Development & Differentiation 300 IV. Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Xylem Cell …

Striga is a major biotic constraint to sorghum production in semiarid tropical Africa and Asia.
Genetic resistance to this parasitic weed is the most economically feasible control measure …

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 …

Societal Impact Statement Infestation by the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica is a severe
threat to food security in sub‐Saharan Africa, impacting the production of the major staple …

Human activity has had the single largest influence on the global nitrogen (N) cycle by
introducing unprecedented amounts of reactive-N into ecosystems. A major portion of this …

The Striga, particularly S. he rmonthica, problem has become a major threat to food security,
exacerbating hunger and poverty in many African countries. A number of Striga control …

Parasitic weeds decrease severely the production of major grain and forage legumes. The
most economically damaging weeds for temperate legumes are broomrapes, in particular …

Parasitic witchweeds (Striga spp.) and broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.)
directly invade the roots of crop plants connecting to the vascular system and abstracting …

Parasitic flowering plants are one of the most destructive agricultural pests and have major
impact on crop yields throughout the world. Being dependent on finding a host plant for …