Appropriateness of biotechnology to African agriculture: Striga and maize as paradigms

Kanampiu, F and Ransom, J and Gressel, J and Jewell, D and Friesen, D and Grimanelli, D and Hoisington, D A (2002) Appropriateness of biotechnology to African agriculture: Striga and maize as paradigms. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 69 (2). pp. 105-110. ISSN 1573-5044

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the impact of Striga spp. on maize production and the use of biotechnology (e.g. transgenics, tissue culture, Bt genes, and transposon-transmitted suicide (inducible) genes) to control the damage caused by Striga spp. The use of biocontrol measures to Striga control is briefly discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
CRP:	UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords:	acetolactate synthase, Bt genes, herbicide resistance, legume intercropping, maize, transposons, witchweed
Subjects:	Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics Others > Maize
Depositing User:	Mr Sanat Kumar Behera
Date Deposited:	15 Mar 2012 09:19
Last Modified:	15 Mar 2012 09:19
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5732
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1015241509808
Projects:	UNSPECIFIED
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Acknowledgement:	D. A. Hoisington is presently with ICRISAT (Patancheru)
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