Can wild relatives of cereals provide new sources of resistance to the parasitic angiosperm Striga hermonthica?
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TextPublication details: Nairobi (Kenya) KARI|CIMMYT : 2002Description: p. 168ISBN: - 970-648-120-6
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| Conference proceedings | CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library | CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection | CIS-4173 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 630214 |
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Striga hermonthica is a devastating parasitic weed in sub-Saharan Africa, It infects the root systems of agriculturally important cereals acquiring water and solutes, through a specialised organ, the haustorium, Severe infestations can result in total grain failure. Complete resistance to S.hermonthica infection has not been identified for cereals, however, there is increasing evidence to suggest that near relatives of cereals may provide new sources of resistance. The aim of this work was to evaluate the susceptibility of a wild relative of maize, Tripsacum dactylodes, to S. hermonthica infection compared with susceptible maize and to determine the characteristics of a maize tripsaum hybrid in response to infection.
Conservation Agriculture Program
English
0409|AGRIS 0401|AL-Maize Program
Juan Carlos Mendieta
INT2340
CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection
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