Bacteria as Potential Biocontrol Agents for Managing Purple Witchweed (Striga hermonthica) in Grain Sorghum
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DOI: 10.1017/wsc.2024.42
Abstract: Abstract Purple witchweed [Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth.], a highly destructive parasitic weed, poses a significant threat to sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] cultivation. This hemiparasitic plant intrudes its root system into the host plant, leading… read more here.
Keywords: witchweed striga; seed; striga; biocontrol ... See more keywords
Witchweed [Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth] control using imazapyr seed coating in maize hybrids in the Nigerian savannah
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DOI: 10.1139/cjps-2019-0139
Abstract: Abstract: Witchweed [Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth] is a major parasitic weed of most cereal crops in Africa, including maize. Seed treatment with low doses of acetolactate synthase–inhibiting herbicides, such as imazapyr, was introduced in the… read more here.
Keywords: seed; witchweed striga; control; striga hermonthica ... See more keywords