Sorghum is the world’s fifth most important cereal, in terms of both production and area planted. Striga hermonthica is one of the major constraints of sorghum production globally and particularly so in Eastern Africa. ...

The parasitic weed Striga hermonthica hampers the production of sorghum, the most important cereal crop in Eritrea. This weed has a complex mode of infestation that adapts to many hosts and environments ...