Weeds are among the greatest pests of agriculture, causing billions of dollars in crop losses
each year. As crop field management practices have changed over the past 12 000 years …

Resistance to parasitic Orobanchaceae is a key component of crop management in
agricultural systems where Striga, Orobanche, and Phelipanche species are major and …

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br.) is a drought-resilient and nutritious staple food
crop widely cultivated in arid and semi-arid regions. Worldwide, pearl millet is ranked the 6th …

Striga hermonthica, a root hemiparasitic Orobanchaceae, severely constrains grain
production in sub-Saharan Africa. Host specificity and geography may play important roles …

Rice has become a major staple cereal in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, upland rice
cultivation is expanding particularly in rainfed areas where the root parasitic weed Striga …

The root hemiparasite S triga hermonthica causes very significant yield loss in its dryland
staple cereal host, S orghum bicolor. S triga‐resistant sorghum cultivars could be an …

Weeds were a major constraint to food crop production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) much
more before soil poverty and drought became a problem. Among the weeds infesting pearl …

Eleven populations of witchweed, Striga hermonthica, were collected in four regions of Mali
and investigated with 12 microsatellite markers. Extensive genetic diversity was observed …

Millets belong to a group of annual grasses mainly cultivated in Asia and Africa. They are
grown in marginal soils with low fertility, which support any other crop. They play a pivotal …

Abstract Joel KA, Runo S, Muchugi A. 2018. Genetic diversity and virulence study of Striga
hermonthica from Kenya and Uganda on selected sorghum varieties. Nusantara Bioscience …