Weedy plants pose a major threat to food security, biodiversity, ecosystem services and
consequently to human health and wellbeing. However, many currently used weed …

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 …

Maize is a major cereal crop in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Subsistence farmers mostly plant
it in areas where the parasite Striga hermonthica's action often reduces the harvest. This …

Agricultural productivity is highly influenced by its associated microbial community. With
advancements in omics technology, metagenomics is known to play a vital role in microbial …

Problems associated with simplified weed management motivate efforts for diversification.
Integrated weed management uses the fundamentals of weed biology and applied ecology …

The goal of regenerative agriculture is to utilize technologies that build healthy soils and
improve the environment. Microbial technologies could play a significant role in reducing …

Depleting the soil weed seedbank is an important integrated weed management strategy
that has the potential to foster lasting weed control. Long-term dormancy and decay …

Background and aims An integrated understanding of the ecophysiological mechanisms of
persistence of buried seeds is essential for understanding plant community dynamics and …

Survival in the soil seed bank is critical to a weed maintaining populations in arable lands.
The role of the seed‐borne fungi in seed decay or survival needs to be determined to find …

The weed Senna obtusifolia causes severe damages to pasture areas in Brazil, due to its
high production and seed spread. This study aimed to evaluate the bioherbicidal action of …