Isolation and identification of Desmodium root exudates from drought tolerant species used as intercrops against Striga hermonthica

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5164270	Phytochemistry	2015	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Drought tolerant Desmodium species, when mature, produce root exudates that inhibit Striga parasitism and which comprise a range of di-C-glycosylflavones.

Keywords

Desmodium intortum Desmodium uncinatum Striga hermonthica Root exudate Parasitic weeds

Related Topics

Physical Sciences and Engineering Chemistry Organic Chemistry

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Isolation and identification of Desmodium root exudates from drought tolerant species used as intercrops against Striga hermonthica

Authors

A.M. Hooper, J.C. Caulfield, B. Hao, J.A. Pickett, C.A.O. Midega, Z.R. Khan,