Striga clings to the roots of maize and other staple crops, draining them of essential nutrients and water. Around 30-40 ...

Further research is needed to assess these effects in humans. Cannabis is available in a variety of forms, from an unprocessed version—often called weed—to the oils that can be used to infuse food or ...

On the left is maize treated with Kichawi Kill, an eco-friendly bioherbicide made by social enterprise Toothpick that tackles the parasitic weed striga. On the right is a maize farm that has not ...

A weed that is resistant to a key herbicide has been found in the UK for the first time, according to experts. Glyphosate is believed to be the most effective herbicide for clearing vegetation ...

A curated collection of 45 high-quality RGB image datasets for computer vision in agriculture. Features datasets for weed detection, disease identification, and crop monitoring, focusing on natural ...

He received the 2009 World Food Prize for his research in creating sorghum hybrids that are resistant to both severe drought and the destructive parasitic Striga weed. The resulting dramatic increase ...

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