Keyword

Striga

Description: A genus of parasitic flowering plants, commonly known as witchweeds, that attach to the roots of host plants.

Primary topic: Plant Parasitism and Resistance (65%)

Wikidata ID: wiki/Q135029

OpenAlex ID: keywords/striga

Parasitic Weeds of the World: Biology and Control

1993 · Chris Parker, C. Riches · 870

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.)

1997 · J.D. Ehlers, A.E. Hall · Field Crops Research · 678

Observations on the current status of Orobanche and Striga problems worldwide

2009 · Chris Parker · Pest Management Science · 546

Secondary metabolite signalling in host–parasitic plant interactions

2003 · Harro J Bouwmeester, Radoslava Matusova, et al. · Current Opinion in Plant Biology · 440

Strigolactones: Chemical Signals for Fungal Symbionts and Parasitic Weeds in Plant Roots

2006 · KOHKI AKIYAMA, HIDEO HAYASHI · Annals of Botany · 403

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The Biology of Striga, Orobanche, and other Root-Parasitic Weeds

1980 · L J Musselman · Annual Review of Phytopathology · 286

Strigolactones as Germination Stimulants for Root Parasitic Plants

2010 · K. Yoneyama, K. Yoneyama, et al. · Plant and Cell Physiology · 282

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Sustainable intensification through rotations with grain legumes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review

2017 · A.C. Franke, G.J. van den Brand, et al. · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · 263

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Effects of agroforestry on pest, disease and weed control: A meta-analysis

2015 · Lorena Pumariño, Gudeta Weldesemayat Sileshi, et al. · Basic and Applied Ecology · 248

A novel approach to Striga and Orobanche control using synthetic germination stimulants

1976 · A. W. JOHNSON, G. ROSEBERY, et al. · Weed Research · 244

Structure and function of natural and synthetic signalling molecules in parasitic weed germination

2009 · Binne Zwanenburg, Alinanuswe S Mwakaboko, et al. · Pest Management Science · 243

A small-molecule screen identifies new functions for the plant hormone strigolactone

2010 · Yuichiro Tsuchiya, Danielle Vidaurre, et al. · Nature Chemical Biology · 238

Striga Research and Control: A Perspective from Africa

1995 · O. K Berner · Plant Disease · 230

Major heretofore intractable biotic constraints to African food security that may be amenable to novel biotechnological solutions

2004 · Jonathan Gressel, Abdelhaq Hanafi, et al. · Crop Protection · 220

Molecular Phylogenetic and Evolutionary Studies of Parasitic Plants

1998 · Daniel L. Nickrent, R. Joel Duff, et al. · Springer eBooks · 209

The preparation of synthetic analogues of strigol

1981 · Alan W. Johnson, Gopala Gowada, et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 · 209

Getting the focus right: production constraints for six major food crops in Asian and African farming systems

2010 · Stephen R. Waddington, Xiaoyun Li, et al. · Food Security · 203

Weed Management in Rice‐Based Cropping Systems in Africa

2009 · J. Rodenburg, D.E. Johnson · Advances in agronomy · 198

Breeding for Striga Resistance in Sorghum: Exploitation of an Intricate Host–Parasite Biology

2007 · Gebisa Ejeta · Crop Science · 191

The Evolution of Parasitism in Scrophulariaceae/Orobanchaceae: Plastid Gene Sequences Refute an Evolutionary Transition Series

1999 · Nelson D. Young, Kim E. Steiner, et al. · Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden · 191

The apocarotenoid metabolite zaxinone regulates growth and strigolactone biosynthesis in rice

2019 · Jian You Wang, Imran Haider, et al. · Nature Communications · 190

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The long-term approach to parasitic weeds control: manipulation of specific developmental mechanisms of the parasite

2000 · Daniel M Joel · Crop Protection · 189

The Striga Scourge in Africa: a Growing Pandemic

2007 · Gebisa Ejeta · WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks · 188

Strigolactones: structures and biological activities

2009 · Koichi Yoneyama, Koichi Yoneyama, et al. · Pest Management Science · 187

Improved methodologies for breeding striga-resistant sorghums

2000 · Bettina I.G Haussmann, Dale E Hess, et al. · Field Crops Research · 182

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Citation count: 21,640