Essential plant nutrients impair post‐germination development of Striga in sorghum

Societal Impact Statement Infestation by the parasitic weed Striga is a major cause of cereal crop production losses on smallholder farms in Africa. Essential plant nutrients play an important indirect role in parasite seed germination, the first prerequisite for successful parasitism. Here, we demo...

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Published in:	Plants, People, Planet
Main Authors:	Immaculate M. Mwangangi, Lucie Büchi, Steven Runo, Jonne Rodenburg
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2025-03-01
Subjects:	fertiliser host resistance mini‐rhizotron root parasitic weeds Sorghum bicolor witchweed
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10418