Genetic variation and host–parasite specificity of striga resistance and tolerance in rice: the need for predictive breeding
Study examined the differences in resistance in rice germplasm to the 2 striga species across rice genotypes
Abstract
The root parasitic striga weeds, Striga asiatica and Striga hermonthica, cause devastating losses to upland rice.
The study examined the differences in resistance in rice germplasm to the 2 striga species (as well as their tolerance to the root parasitic weed) across rice genotypes, in Kenya and Tanzania. The findings support the need for prior knowledge of resistance in the rice germplasm and the damaging effects of a striga species in any rice breeding strategy.
This was partly funded by the Collaborative effort funded by the UK Department for International Development through a grant to the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Citation
Rodenburg J., Cissoko M., Kayongo N., Dieng I., Bisikwa J., Irakiza R., Masoka I., Midega C.A.O. and Scholes J.D. (2017) Genetic variation and host–parasite specificity of striga resistance and tolerance in rice: The need for predictive breeding. New Phytologist, doi:10.1111/nph.14451.