New genetic opportunities from legume intercrops for controlling Striga spp. parasitic weeds

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Hooper, A. M., Hassanali, A., Chamberlain, K., Khan, Z. and Pickett, J. A. 2009. New genetic opportunities from legume intercrops for controlling Striga spp. parasitic weeds. Pest Management Science. 65 (5), pp. 546-552. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.1731

AuthorsHooper, A. M., Hassanali, A., Chamberlain, K., Khan, Z. and Pickett, J. A.
Abstract

In smallholder farming in East Africa, intercropping of maize with the cattle forage legume, Desmodium uncinatum Jacq., prevents parasitism by Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. (witchweed) through an allelopathic mechanism. Isoschaftoside, a di-C-glycosylflavone, isolated from the root extract and root exudate of Desmodium, interferes with in vitro radicle development of germinated Striga. The biosynthetic pathway of this class of compound is already mostly present in edible legumes and in cereals, so characterisation of the enzyme and genes that control C-glycosylflavone biosynthesis has the potential to create this protection mechanism in other agriculturally important plants. (C) 2009 Society of Chemical Industry

KeywordsAgronomy; Entomology
Year of Publication2009
JournalPest Management Science
Journal citation65 (5), pp. 546-552
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.1731
PubMed ID19266493
Open accessPublished as non-open access
FunderGatsby Charitable Foundation - UK
Rockefeller Foundation
BBSRC Biological Interactions in the Root Environment initiative
Funder project or codeCentre for Sustainable Pest and Disease Management (PDM)
Project: 4862
Project: 4923
ISSN1526498X
PublisherWiley

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