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Novel Sources of Witchweed (Striga) Resistance from Wild Sorghum Accessions
Mbuvi, Dorothy 1; Masiga, Clet W. 2,3; Kuria, Eric 1; Masanga, Joel 1; Wamalwa, Mark 1; Mohamed, Abdallah 4; Odeny, Damaris 5; Hamza, Nada 3,6; Timko, Michael P. 7*; Runo, Stephene 1* (2017-02)Sorghum is a major food staple in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but its production is constrained by the parasitic plant Striga that attaches to the roots of many cereals crops and causes severe stunting and loss of yield. ...