Genome-Wide Association Studies for Striga asiatica Resistance in Tropical Maize

Striga asiatica L. is a parasitic weed in cereal crops including maize leading to tremendous yield losses up to 100% under severe infestation. The available S. asiatica control methods include cultural control options such as uprooting and burning the Striga plants before they flower, field sanitati...

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Main Authors: Arthur Pfunye, Rwafa Rwafa, Stanford Mabasa, Edmore Gasura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Genomics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9979146