The Secret behind Witchweed's Devastating Ability to Steal Nutrients from Crops (2 of 3) The Secret behind Witchweed's Devastating Ability to Steal Nutrients from Crops (3 of 3) ...

Weed management is one of the most important considerations impacting sorghum production today. In Africa, witchweed (Striga spp.) infestations are a growing menace for cereal crop producers across ...

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A specific focus of my research is the parasitic witchweed Striga. Striga hermonthica and S.asiatica infect the staple cereal crops of sub-Saharan Africa including maize, sorghum, millet and upland ...

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A genetic mutant of sorghum that does not accumulate dhurrin was reported by Blomstedt et al. (2012). This mutant was described as a P414L mutation in CYP79A1 but the mutant was reported to grow more ...

Panetta, Franklin and Gooden, Ben 2017. Managing for biodiversity: impact and action thresholds for invasive plants in natural ecosystems. NeoBiota, Vol. 34, Issue ...

Parasitic plants cause enormous damage to crops in arid regions Sudan has vast areas of potential cropland, but has been suffering from the devastating effects of the root parasitic weeds of the genus ...

Most plants get the energy they need through photosynthesis, but some get their nutrition by stealing it from another plant instead. About 1% of flowering plants (around 4,000 species) are parasitic.

Tuvalu, a small island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, is comprised of 9 atolls and islands of low and flat grounds with a highest elevation of about 3 meters. These low-lying islands are ...