STRIGOLACTONES.ppt

Parasitic plants infect 60% of farmlands in sub-Saharan Africa Image source USDA APHIS PPQ Archive Agricultural practices can reduce crop losses from Striga Photo courtesy Ken Hammond (USDA) Before planting, apply germination stimulants to promote “suicidal germination” (no host = no survival) Apply fertrilizers to reduce SL production by crop plants. These methods are prohibitively expensive in many parts of the developing world. Intercropping with beneficial plants can reduce Striga infestation Maize?intercropped with ?Desmodium uncinatum Desmodium is a nitrogen-fixing legume that enric