Strigolactones (SLs) were originally isolated from plant root exudates as germination
stimulants for root parasitic plants of the family Orobanchaceae, including witchweeds …

Since the origins of agriculture, the progressive domestication of food crops has been
intimately related to a series of innovations in plant propagation. In the Fertile Crescent …

Abstract Species of Orobanche and Striga are among the most damaging parasitic weed
species worldwide, but there are few reliable statistics on the full extent of the economic …

The field of nanotechnology opens up novel potential applications for agriculture.
Nanotechnology applications are already being explored and used in medicine and …

Strigolactones released from plant roots induce hyphal branching of symbiotic arbuscular
mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and germination of root parasitic weeds, Striga and Orobanche spp …

Successful production of faba bean crops in the presence of a wide range of disease-
causing fungi, parasitic weeds, nematodes, insects, mites and other pests depends on the …

While witchweed is nearing eradication in the United States, it continues to thrive in other
parts of the world, especially in Africa, together with other witchweed species. The …

Witchweeds (Striga spp.) and broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.) are the two
most devastating root parasitic plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae and are …

Covering: 2007 to 2015 Fungal phytotoxins are secondary metabolites playing an important
role in the induction of disease symptoms interfering with host plant physiological processes …

Strigolactones are host factors that stimulate seed germination of parasitic plant species
such as Striga and Orobanche. This hormone is also important in shoot branching …