Genetic diversity of East and West African Striga hermonthica populations and virulence effects on a contrasting set of sorghum cultivars

Weed Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 71-81

  Bozkurt, M L ^a   Muth, P ^a   Parzies, H K ^a   Haussmann, B I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetic variability; Host parasite interactions; Microsatellite markers; Pathogenicity; Purple witchweed; Resistance

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PATHOGENICITY; PEST RESISTANCE; SORGHUM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VIRULENCE; WEED CONTROL;

SUDAN; WEST AFRICA;

SORGHUM BICOLOR; STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 84920972589     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: 13653180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/wre.12117     Document Type: Article

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