1st Edition
Parasitic Weeds In Agriculture Volume 1: Striga
First published in 1987: The author’s objectives were twofold. First to provide a review of current research in both basic and applied areas and second, to provide a review of current research in both basic and applied areas and second to produce a ‘how to’ book for Striga researchers.
Taxonomy and Ecology
1. Taxonomy of Witchweeds
Lytton J. Musselman
2. Host Specificity in Striga spp. and Physiological "Strains"
M.J. Vasudeva Rao and Lytton J. Musselman
3. Environmental Factors Affecting Witchweed Growth and Development
David T. Patterson
Germination and Physiology
4. Germination of Witchweed Seeds
A.D. Worsham
5. Developmental Studies on Witchweed Seeds
S.N.C. Okonkwo
6. Physiological Biochemistry of Striga
George R. Stewart
The Haustorium
7. The Haustorium
Johann H. Visser and Inge Dorr
8. Morphogenesis of the Early Development of Primary Haustoria in Striga asiatica
J.L. Riopel and William V. Baird
9. Evolution of Parasitic Plants: Are Haustoria Modified Tumors?
Peter R. Atsatt
Control and Eradication
10. Striga Control Under Peasant Farming Conditions
James E.A. Ogborn
11. Cultural Practices in Witchweed Management
Faiz F. Bebawi
12. Chemical Control of Striga
Robert E. Eplee and Rebecca S. Norris
13. The Potential for Biocontrol of Witchweeds
Magzoub O. Bashir
14. The American Witchweed Quarantine and Eradication Program
Paul F. Sand
Resistance Bleeding
15. Breeding Cereal Grains for Resistance to Witchweed
K.V. Ramaiah
16. Breeding Cowpeas for Striga Resistance
A. Tunde Obilana
Techniques
17. Research Techniques – Laboratory
S.N.C. Okonkwo
18. Field Research Techniques
Robert E. Eplee and Rebecca Norris
19. Techniques for Screening Sorghums for Resistance to Striga
M.J. Vasudeva Rao
Biography
Lytton J. Musselman is a Professor at the Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
