Integrating New Technologies for Striga Control: Towards Ending the Witch-Hunt [Hardcover]

Gebisa Ejeta (Author, Editor), Jonathan Gressel (Author, Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9812707085 | ISBN-13: 978-9812707086 | Publication Date: June 15, 2007 | Edition: 1

Witchweeds (Striga species) decimate agriculture in much of Africa and parts of Asia, attacking the major cereal grains and legumes, and halving the already very low yields of subsistence farmers. Several years of research have provided promising technologies, based on the fundamental biology of the parasite host associations, for dealing with this scourge. However, there is an apparent realization that these technologies will fail because highly successful weeds such as Striga evolve resistance to all types of controls unless proven methods are integrated with each other for a more sustainable solution. Integration is often an anathema to basic scientists who typically deal with single variables and solutions. However, key leaders in the development of the new knowledge-based control strategies, already in the field and under development, recently joined forces to develop strategies and projects in order to integrate the technologies in a symposium in Ethiopia in November 2006. The encouraging results are described in this peer-reviewed book, authored by leaders in the field who have been supplying the basic biology, genetics, biochemistry, and molecular information that have offered insights and generated technologies in how to deal with Striga.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This book is interesting for both its contents and approach... Such a multidisciplinary and holistic approach combined with the apparent eagerness of the editors to finally solve the Striga problem makes this a highly recommendable book. --Experimental Agriculture

Product Details

• Hardcover: 356 pages
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company; 1 edition (June 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9812707085
• ISBN-13: 978-9812707086
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,107,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)