Breeding maize (Zea mays) for striga resistance: past, current and prospects in sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.creatorYacoubou, A.M.
dc.creatorWallis, Z.N.
dc.creatorMenkir, A.
dc.creatorZinsou, V.A.
dc.creatorOnzo, A.
dc.creatorGarcia‐Oliveira, A.L.
dc.creatorMeseka, S.
dc.creatorMengesha Abera, W.
dc.creatorGedil, Melaku A
dc.creatorAgre, P.
dc.date2021-04
dc.date2021-06-04T15:30:04Z
dc.date2021-06-04T15:30:04Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:00:33Z
dc.descriptionStriga hermonthica, causes up to 100% yield loss in maize production in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Developing Striga‐resistant maize cultivars could be a major component of integrated Striga management strategies. This paper presents a comprehensive overview of maize breeding activities related to Striga resistance and its management. Scientific surveys have revealed that conventional breeding strategies have been used more than molecular breeding strategies in maize improvement for Striga resistance. Striga resistance genes are still under study in the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) maize breeding programme. There is also a need to discover QTL and molecular markers associated with such genes to improve Striga resistance in maize. Marker Assistance Breeding is expected to increase maize breeding efficiency with complex traits such as resistance towards Striga because of the complex nature of the host‐parasite relationship and its intersection with other environmental factors. Conventional alongside molecular tools and technical controls are promising methods to effectively assess Striga in Sub‐Saharan Africa.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/113864
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/119897
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceYacoubou, A.M., Wallis, Z.N., Menkir, A., Zinsou, V.A., Onzo, A., Garcia‐Oliveira, A.L., ... & Agre, P. (2021). Breeding maize (Zea mays) for striga resistance: past, current and prospects in sub‐Saharan Africa. Plant Breeding, 140(2), 195-210.
dc.subjectbreeding
dc.subjectmaize
dc.subjectquantitative trait loci
dc.subjectdisease resistance
dc.subjectstriga hermonthica
dc.subjectnigeria
dc.titleBreeding maize (Zea mays) for striga resistance: past, current and prospects in sub-Saharan Africa
dc.typeJournal Article

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