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Breeding for striga resistance in sorghum

Muhammad Junaid Rao, V L Chidley, L. R. House

Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) · 1981 · 22 citations · 0 references

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AgricultureAgronomyPlant SciencesBreeding For Disease ResistanceCrop ImprovementPlant GeneticsCereal BreedingCereal CropsDisease ResistanceHost ResistancePlant Disease ResistanceResistant Crop VarietiesCereal Crop BreedingPlant Resistance BreedingRoot Crop Disease ResistanceSorghum Cultivation

Abstract

Striga, a root parasite of cereals, is recognized as serious problem of sorghum crop in several countries. Striga hermonthica has assumed economic proportions in West African countries...