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Striga

Striga, commonly known as witchweed, is a genus of parasitic plants that occur naturally in parts of Africa, Asia, and Australia. It is currently classified in the family Orobanchaceae, although older classifications place it in the Scrophulariaceae. Some species are serious pathogens of cereal crops, with the greatest effects being in savanna…

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Striga

Nodes100
Edges99
Triples281
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02
Components1

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related to Species list · 98
Striga → Africa, AfricaStriga, Angola, AngolaStriga, Arabian, Asia, Asiatic, Australia, BarkerStriga, Benth, Br, Buch, Burma, Cameroon, Central Africa, Chen, ChenStriga, Chev, Chien, China
related to Further reading · 77
Striga → Agriculture, Agriculture Organization, Ahmed, Antony, Arnold, Assessment, Bailey, Benth, BF01681808, Bibcode, Burkina Faso, Charles, Chemical Ecology, Child, Christine, Clark, Contribution, Control, Crop Science, Del
related to External links · 28
Striga → AfricaMoore, Arnold, Bailey, BF01681808, Bibcode, Child, CIMMYTA, Control, DP, Euphytica, Facebook, Hoffmann, IITA, International Institute, International Plant Protection Convention, Lane, New, Parasitic Plants, Plant Connection, Retrieved
related to Common crop parasites · 23
Striga → Africa, Agriculture, Angola, Asia, Australia, Congo, Democratic Republic, Ethiopia, Fabaceae, Florida, Indigofera, Leguminosae, Namibia, North, Saharan Africa, Senegal, Since, South Carolina, Tanzania, The United States Department
related to Importance · 19
Striga → Africa, Africa's, Agriculture, Animal, APHIS, Because, Department, Furthermore, In, It, Maize, Parasitizing, Plant Health Inspection Service, Saharan Africa, The, Through, United States, US Congress, Witchweed
related to Management · 11
Striga → Africa, Asia, Because, For, However, If, Management, Moreover, Thus, To, United States
related to Haustoria development · 8
Striga → Finger-like, If, Latin, Once, Shortly, The, This, Within
related to Lifecycle · 7
Striga → An, Each, Host, Its, Most, The, Witchweed
related to Hosts and symptoms · 5
Striga → Although, Crops, It, Three, Witchweed
related to Gallery · 3
Striga → Hyderabad, HyderabadStriga, IndiaStriga

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witchweed africa host maize seeds crops soil benth species sorghum control plant seed root also united parasitic agriculture haustorium crop

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
contaminated seed destructioninstance ofand control activities0.80text
the acreage parasitized by witchweed has been reduced by 99instance ofand control activities0.80text
Strigarelated to Common crop parasitesAfrica0.60section
Strigarelated to Common crop parasitesAsia0.60section
Strigarelated to Common crop parasitesAustralia0.60section
Strigarelated to Common crop parasitesSince0.60section
Strigarelated to Common crop parasitesUnited States0.60section
Strigarelated to Common crop parasitesThis0.60section
Strigarelated to Common crop parasitesNorth0.60section
Strigarelated to Common crop parasitesSouth Carolina0.60section
Strigarelated to Common crop parasitesThe United States Department0.60section
Strigarelated to Common crop parasitesAgriculture0.60section

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