relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/5732/ title: Appropriateness of biotechnology to African agriculture: Striga and maize as paradigms creator: Kanampiu, F creator: Ransom, J creator: Gressel, J creator: Jewell, D creator: Friesen, D creator: Grimanelli, D creator: Hoisington, D A subject: Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics subject: Maize description: 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. publisher: Kluwer date: 2002 type: Article type: PeerReviewed format: application/pdf language: en identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/5732/1/PCTOCulture_69_105-110_2002.pdf identifier: 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 relation: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1015241509808