Habits of a highly successful cereal killer, Striga

Steven Runo; Eric K Kuria

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1006731

Habits of a highly successful cereal killer, Striga

PLoS Pathog. 2018 Jan 11;14(1):e1006731. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006731. eCollection 2018 Jan.

Authors

Steven Runo¹, Eric K Kuria¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara
Crops, Agricultural / growth & development
Crops, Agricultural / immunology
Crops, Agricultural / parasitology*
Edible Grain / growth & development
Edible Grain / immunology
Edible Grain / parasitology*
Fertility
Host-Parasite Interactions*
Plant Dormancy
Plant Immunity*
Plant Roots / growth & development
Plant Roots / immunology
Plant Roots / parasitology*
Species Specificity
Striga / growth & development
Striga / immunology
Striga / physiology*

Grants and funding

Research in parasitic plants in the laboratory of SR is currently supported by the National Academies of Science (NAS) under the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) program (contract number NAS Sub-Grant Award Letter Agreement Number PGA- 2000008288). The Sub-Grant Agreement was funded under Prime Agreement Number AID-OAA-A-11-00012, which was entered into by and between the NAS and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.