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 …

Parasitic plants are widespread pathogens that infect numerous plant species and cause
devastating agricultural losses. They efficiently withdraw water, nutrients and sugars from …

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 …

Plant parasitism is a fascinating phenomenon of extreme intimate plant-to-plant interactions.
The world of parasitic plants includes around 20 families, but the Orobanchaceae are the …

Parasitic plants are globally prevalent pathogens that withdraw nutrients from their host
plants using an organ known as the haustorium. The external environment including nutrient …

Discussions and debates have been on going about Striga, a major constraint to increasing
maize production and food security in western Kenya. To inform these debates this paper …

Abstract In Eastern and Southern Africa, as the public sector has retreated from maize seed
production and the private sector has emerged to fill the resulting void, a key issue for …

Striga is an obligate parasitic weed that attacks cereal crops in sub-Saharan Africa. In
Western Kenya, it has been identified by farmers as their major pest problem in maize. A …

Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth., stemborers, and declining soil fertility are serious threats
to sustainable food production in the Lake Victoria zone of Kenya. To address these …

The major biotic constraints to the production of maize, the major staple food in Western
Kenya, are field pests such as Striga and stem borers, and low soil fertility. To counter these …