Striga hermonthica
purple witchweed
- Category
- plantae
- Primary role
- weed
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Striga
Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Lamiales | Orobanchaceae | Striga
External: GBIF #3171159
5 AI-consensus-verified claims across 3 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Striga hermonthica.
biocontrol 1 claim
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Smicronyx albovariegatus · effect: beneficial
“S. albovariegatus and the noctuid moth, Eulocastra argentisparsa, were introduced to Ethiopia from India but the attempts apparently failed”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H. (2022) · Insect Predators in Pest Management · p. 303 #6495035
facilitation 1 claim
- This entity is the object of facilitation by Desmodium spp. (desmodium) · effect: beneficial
“Desmodium suppresses Striga through allelopathic exudates”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBezner Kerr R., Madsen S., Stuber M., Liebert J., Enloe S., Borghino N., Parros P., Mutyambai D., Prudhon M., Wezel A. (2021) · Can agroecology improve food security and nutrition? A review #6495164
pest pressure 3 claims
- This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“Striga hermonthica causes major maize yield losses in sub-Saharan Africa”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBezner Kerr R., Madsen S., Stuber M., Liebert J., Enloe S., Borghino N., Parros P., Mutyambai D., Prudhon M., Wezel A. (2021) · Can agroecology improve food security and nutrition? A review #6495172 - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“Striga hermonthica causes major maize yield losses in sub-Saharan Africa”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBezner Kerr R., Madsen S., Stuber M., Liebert J., Enloe S., Borghino N., Parros P., Mutyambai D., Prudhon M., Wezel A. (2021) · Can agroecology improve food security and nutrition? A review #6495174 - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“Striga, a parasitic vine that devastatingly reduces corn yields in Africa”
parasiteOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedKuepper G., Dodson M., Duncan J. (2016) · Companion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts & Resources · p. 6 #6495608
Genus-level evidence
3 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Striga sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Striga hermonthica.
- pest pressure · Striga spp. → Zea mays · effect: harmful
“semiarid Suba district plagued by both stemborers and striga”
Rickerl D., Francis C., Gliessman S.R., Nicholls C.I., Altieri M.A., Janke R.R., Dobbs T.L., Flora C.B., Schumacher T.E., Caldwell R.M., Salomonsson L., Lieblein G., Helenius J., Kirschenmann F. (2004) · Agroecosystems Analysis · p. 56 #6492135 - pest pressure · Striga spp. → Zea mays · effect: harmful
“semi-arid Suba district, plagued by both stemborers and Striga”
Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods · p. 46 #6492503 - pest pressure · Striga spp. → Cereals (Poaceae) · effect: harmful
“Species of Striga infect more than two thirds of the 73 million ha of cereals and legumes”
Aggregated via GloBI — not independently verified by AgroEco.
allelopathy 3
- GloBI allelopathOf Striga hermonthica Hooper AM, Caulfield JC, Hao B, Pickett JA, Midega CAO, Khan ZR (2015). Isolation and identification of Desmodium root exudates from drought tolerant species used as intercrops against Striga hermonthica. Phytochemistry,117:380-387 DOI
- GloBI allelopathOf Striga hermonthica Hooper AM, Caulfield JC, Hao B, Pickett JA, Midega CAO, Khan ZR (2015). Isolation and identification of Desmodium root exudates from drought tolerant species used as intercrops against Striga hermonthica. Phytochemistry,117:380-387 DOI
- GloBI allelopathOf Striga hermonthica Hooper AM, Caulfield JC, Hao B, Pickett JA, Midega CAO, Khan ZR (2015). Isolation and identification of Desmodium root exudates from drought tolerant species used as intercrops against Striga hermonthica. Phytochemistry,117:380-387 DOI
parasitism 3
- GloBI parasiteOf Zea mays http://parasiticplants.siu.edu/Orobanchaceae/Striga.Gallery.html
- GloBI pathogenOf Zea mays Gary P. Munkvold, collator (last update: 8/27/17). Diseases of Corn (syn. Maize) (Zea mays L.). The American Phytopathological Society. Accessed on 2019-10-24 at https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/resources/commonnames/Pages/Corn.aspx
- GloBI rootparasiteOf Zea mays Khan ZR, Pickett JA, Wadhams LJ, Hassanali A, Midega CAO (2006). Combined control of Striga hermonthica and stemborers by maize–Desmodium spp. Intercrops. Crop Protection, 25:989-995 DOI
crop interaction 6
- GloBI allelopathOf Striga hermonthica Hooper AM, Caulfield JC, Hao B, Pickett JA, Midega CAO, Khan ZR (2015). Isolation and identification of Desmodium root exudates from drought tolerant species used as intercrops against Striga hermonthica. Phytochemistry,117:380-387 DOI
- GloBI allelopathOf Striga hermonthica Hooper AM, Caulfield JC, Hao B, Pickett JA, Midega CAO, Khan ZR (2015). Isolation and identification of Desmodium root exudates from drought tolerant species used as intercrops against Striga hermonthica. Phytochemistry,117:380-387 DOI
- GloBI allelopathOf Striga hermonthica Hooper AM, Caulfield JC, Hao B, Pickett JA, Midega CAO, Khan ZR (2015). Isolation and identification of Desmodium root exudates from drought tolerant species used as intercrops against Striga hermonthica. Phytochemistry,117:380-387 DOI
- GloBI parasiteOf Zea mays http://parasiticplants.siu.edu/Orobanchaceae/Striga.Gallery.html
- GloBI pathogenOf Zea mays Gary P. Munkvold, collator (last update: 8/27/17). Diseases of Corn (syn. Maize) (Zea mays L.). The American Phytopathological Society. Accessed on 2019-10-24 at https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/resources/commonnames/Pages/Corn.aspx
- GloBI rootparasiteOf Zea mays Khan ZR, Pickett JA, Wadhams LJ, Hassanali A, Midega CAO (2006). Combined control of Striga hermonthica and stemborers by maize–Desmodium spp. Intercrops. Crop Protection, 25:989-995 DOI