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    • Identification of new maize inbred lines with resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. 

      Nderitu, John; Ariga, Emmanuel; Kanampiu, Fred; Mugo, Stephen; Kiarie, Njoroge; Karaya, Haron (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)University of Nairobi, Faculty of Agriculture, Upper Kabete Campus,, 2012)
      Striga hermonthica is a noxious, obligate hemi-parasite of cereal grasses that causes severe grain yield loss in susceptible maize cultivars in Africa. The development of host plant resistance is one of the most practical ...