The multiple independent origins of plant parasitism suggest that numerous ancestral plant
lineages possessed the developmental flexibility to meet the requirements of a parasitic life …

Biology and management of weedy root parasites Page 282 Biology and Management of
Weedy Root Parasites DM Joel, J. Hershenhorn, H. Eizenberg, and R. Aly Agricultural …

Maize (Zea mays) is a major staple crop in Africa, where its yield and the livelihood of
millions are compromised by the parasitic witchweed Striga. Germination of Striga is …

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 …

The genus S triga comprises about 30 obligate root‐parasitic plants, commonly known as
witchweeds. In particular, S. hermonthica, S. asiatica and S. gesnerioides cause immense …

Carotenoids are an important source of metabolites with regulatory function, which include
the plant hormones abscisic acid (ABA) and strigolactones (SLs), and several recently …

Parasitic weeds pose increasing threats to rain-fed rice production in Africa. Most important
species are Striga asiatica, S. aspera and S. hermonthica in rain-fed uplands, and …

Parasitic weeds decrease severely the production of major grain and forage legumes. The
most economically damaging weeds for temperate legumes are broomrapes, in particular …

A number of parasitic plants have become weeds, posing severe constraints to major crops
including grain legumes. Breeding for resistance is acknowledged as the major component …

This chapter outlines the most important members of the Orobanchaceae occurring as
weeds of agriculture worldwide, the holoparasitic broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche …