Invitro wholeseedling assay for evaluating nonhost crop plant induction of germination of witch weed seeds

Simple item page
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.contributor.affiliationSwiss Federal Institute of Technology
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.countrySwitzerland
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CH
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionACP
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEurope
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.regionWestern Europe
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn1021-9730
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTION
cg.subject.iitaPLANT BREEDING
cg.subject.iitaPLANT ECOLOGY
cg.subject.iitaPLANT GENETIC RESOURCES
cg.subject.iitaPLANT HEALTH
cg.subject.iitaDISEASE CONTROL
cg.subject.iitaLIVELIHOODS
cg.subject.iitaFARM MANAGEMENT
cg.subject.iitaPLANT DISEASES
cg.subject.iitaPESTS OF PLANTS
cg.subject.iitaHANDLING, TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
cg.subject.iitaSMALLHOLDER FARMERS
dc.contributor.authorAhonsi, M.
dc.contributor.authorEmechebe, A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-23T06:48:55Zen
dc.date.available2018-03-23T06:48:55Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/91870
dc.titleInvitro wholeseedling assay for evaluating nonhost crop plant induction of germination of witch weed seedsen
dcterms.abstractLegume-cereal rotation can reduce density of witch weed (Striga hermonthica) seeds in soil. However, legume species and cultivars vary greatly in ability to stimulate germination of S. hermonthica seeds of same or different populations, hence the need for simple method for routine characterisation of these species and cultivars for germination of the parasite seeds. A simple and inexpensive technique, In-vitro whole-seedling assay; was developed and tested for screening non-host crops for ability to stimulate germination of S. hermonthica seeds. In order to compare this new technique with the well established ‘cut-root assay\', sixteen legume cultivars, comprising of seven cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), six soybean (Glycine max), and three groundnut (Arachis hypogea ), in addition to maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids 8338-1 and 9022-13 (used as checks) were screened against three S. hermonthica populations. The new technique was at least as efficacious as the cut-root assay in detecting differences in ability of cultivars of legume crop species to stimulate germination of S. hermonthica seeds. There was less variability in the results obtained in different experimental runs with the new technique, compared with those obtained with the cut root method. The new technique is considered simpler and requires less time, labour and materials. The results obtained for the different legume cultivars screened also suggest that large scale screening of groundnut cultivars for suicidal germination of Striga would be worthwhile in the development of control strategies for the parasite in the region.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAhonsi, M. & Emechebe, A. (2005). Invitro wholeseedling assay for evaluating nonhost crop plant induction of germination of witch weed seeds. African Crop Science Journal, 13(1), 61-69.en
dcterms.issued2005
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.languagefr
dcterms.subjectarachis hypogealen
dcterms.subjectcut-root assayen
dcterms.subjectglycine maxen
dcterms.subjectstriga speciesen
dcterms.subjecttrap cropsen
dcterms.subjectvignaen
dcterms.subjectunguiculataen
dcterms.subjectzea maysen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

Files

Collections

IITA Journal Articles