Weed science, as an integral part of agricultural production needs to evolve by moving away
from its mono-disciplinary perspective at targeting weeds, sometimes a single species …

Parasitic weeds decrease severely the production of major grain and forage legumes. The
most economically damaging weeds for temperate legumes are broomrapes, in particular …

Societal Impact Statement Infestation by the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica is a severe
threat to food security in sub‐Saharan Africa, impacting the production of the major staple …

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Pea (Pisum sativum) stands out as one of the most significant and productive cool-season
pulse crops cultivated worldwide. Dealing with biotic stresses remains a critical challenge in …

Infection of crop species by parasitic plants is a major agricultural hindrance resulting in
substantial crop losses worldwide. Parasitic plants establish vascular connections with the …

Orobanche cumana (sunflower broomrape) is an obligate parasitic plant that infects
sunflower roots, causing yield losses. Here, by using a map-based cloning strategy, we …

There is a wide range of existing and potential control options for Striga. This paper
describes and discusses many of the control options, with a focus on technology limitations …

Work on the interaction of aerial plant parts with pathogens has identified the signaling
molecules jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA) as important players in induced …

The Parasitic Plant Genome Project has sequenced transcripts from three parasitic species
and a nonparasitic relative in the Orobanchaceae with the goal of understanding genetic …