Recurrent selection under artificial S. hermonthica infestation has significantly reduced the number of emerged Striga plants and increased grain yield under Striga infestation in broad-based populations. These populations have been sources of varieties and inbred lines with consistently high lev...
Menkir, A.
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Badu-Apraku, B.
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Yallou, C.G.
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Kamara, A.Y.
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Ejeta, G.
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[Breeding maize for broad-based resistance to striga hermonthica]
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Breeding maize for broad-based resistance to striga hermonthica
Parasitic weeds are major contributors to hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity across sub-Saharan and northern Africa by reducing crop yields in half. Over twenty million hectares of cereal grains in sub-Saharan Africa are infested with Striga (witchweed). Food production losses due to Strig...
Watson, A.
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Gressel, J.
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Sands, D.
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Hallett, S.
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Vurro, M.
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Beed, Fen D.
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[Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. striga, athletes foot or achilles heel?]
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Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. striga, athletes foot or achilles heel?
Striga spp. are obligate root hemiparasites that constrain cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa. Although purple witchweed [ Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth.] and Asiatic witchweed [ Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze] infect all cereal crops, maize ( Zea mays L.) is particularly vulnerable to thei...
BACKGROUND:Striga hermonthica(Del.) Benth. (witchweed) poses the greatest biological constraint to food production insub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Control options forStrigaare currently largely ineffective or unavailable to farmers, and othermanagement possibilities are urgently needed. Biological c...
Venne, J.
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Beed, Fen D.
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Avocanh, A.
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Watson, A.
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[Integrating Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. strigae into cereal cropping systems in Africa]
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Integrating Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. strigae into cereal cropping systems in Africa
The parasitic witchweed, Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth, is the greatest biological constraint for cereal crop production by resource-poor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Maize, Zea mays L., is a widely grown cereal crop in this region (22 × 106 ha). Striga-resistant maize populations were produc...
Kim, S.K.
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Fajemisin, J.
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Thé, C.
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Adepoju, A.
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Kling, J.
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Badu-Apraku, B.
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Versteeg, M.
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Carsky, R.
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Lagoke, S.T.O.
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[Development of synthetic maize populations for resistance to Striga hermonthica]
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Development of synthetic maize populations for resistance to Striga hermonthica
Farmers in western Kenya are still facing the problem of Striga, the major constraint to cereal production threatening food security of thousands of poor farming households. Some Striga species also attack tropical legumes hence further augmenting protein malnutrition of vulnerable younger childr...
Mignouna, Djana B.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Mutabazi, K.D.
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Senkondo, E.
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Madulu, R.B.
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Labintan, C.A.
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Akinola, Adebayo A.
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[Economic analysis of Imazapyrresistant maize technology for small farm households in western Kenya]
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Economic analysis of Imazapyrresistant maize technology for small farm households in western Kenya
Rain-fed rice production in sub-Saharan Africa is often hampered by parasitic weeds. This study assessed farmers’ awareness, use, preference and adoption criteria of parasitic weed management practices in rain-fed rice production environments in Tanzania. Surveys and workshops were organized in t...
Tippe, D.E.
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Rodenburg, J.
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Schut, Marc
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Ast, A. van
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Kayeke, J.
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Bastiaans, L.
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[Farmers’ knowledge, use and preferences of parasitic weed management strategies in rain-fed rice production systems]
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Farmers’ knowledge, use and preferences of parasitic weed management strategies in rain-fed rice production systems
Kim, S.K.
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Lagoke, S.
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The, C.
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[Observations on field infection by witchweed (Striga species) on maize in West and Central Africa]
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Observations on field infection by witchweed (Striga species) on maize in West and Central Africa