From summer to autumn in sub-Saharan Africa, green fields of rice, corn, and other crops are often covered with small purple flowers called Striga. These eye-catching flowers are known as ‘witch ...

In partnership with scientists from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, this project, funded by a $5M grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, addresses food security concerns by ...

In partnership with scientists from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, this project, funded by a $5M grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, addresses food security concerns by ...

Parasitic plants cause enormous damage to crops in arid regions Sudan has vast areas of potential cropland, but has been suffering from the devastating effects of the root parasitic weeds of the genus ...

A specific focus of my research is the parasitic witchweed Striga. Striga hermonthica and S.asiatica infect the staple cereal crops of sub-Saharan Africa including maize, sorghum, millet and upland ...