Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is susceptible to the parasitic angiosperm Striga hermonthica, a major cereal pathogen in Africa

Phytopathology

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1294-1300

  Vasey, R A ^a   Scholes, J D ^a   Press, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Wild relatives; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

AEGILOPS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; STRIGA; STRIGA ASIATICA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 27544451590     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-95-1294     Document Type: Article

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