Henry Sila Nzioki has developed a weed-killing fungus to improve food security. “I’m a plant pathologist at the Kenya ...

Striga, a parasitic weed attacking monocot cereals like maize, sorghum, and millet, and broomrapes, which target crops such as tomatoes, sunflowers, potatoes, and chickpea, present major ...

The weed is known as Oluyongo in luhya or siyongo in Luo. There are two varieties including; Striga Asiatica and Striga Haemonthica which are a major problem in Kenya. The seeds of the striga have ...

From summer to autumn in sub-Saharan Africa, green fields of rice, corn, and other crops are often covered with small purple flowers called Striga. These eye-catching flowers are known as ‘witch ...

basic biological research to develop a deeper understanding of the seemingly intractable nature of the problem in the host-parasite association that has worsened the level of infestation of African ...

A researcher samples Striga weed at a maize farm in Rongo, Migori County. Researchers at Kenyatta University have developed two gene-edited sorghum varieties—one resistant to Striga and another ...