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  1. Macronutrient application rescues performance of tolerant sorghum genotypes when infected by the parasitic plant striga
  2. Differences in the ecology of witchweed and vampireweed: Implications for rice farming in Africa
  3. Fertilization benefits the facultative parasitic plant Rhamphicarpa fistulosa while gains by the infected host Oryza sativa are marginalized
  4. Essential plant nutrients impair post‐germination development of Striga in sorghum
  5. Status quo and challenges of rice production in sub-Saharan Africa
  6. Smallholder farmers expand production area of the perennial crop enset as a climate coping strategy in a drought‐prone indigenous agrisystem
  7. Towards sustainable productivity enhancement of rice-based farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa
  8. Global analysis of yield benefits and risks from integrating trees with rice and implications for agroforestry research in Africa
  9. From rice-like plants to plants liking rice: A review of research on weeds and their management in African rice systems
  10. Identifying farm-type specific entry points for innovations in weed management in smallholder inland-valley rice-based systems in West Africa
  11. Composition of weed communities in seasonally flooded rice environments in East Africa is determined by altitude
  12. Rice yield and economic response to micronutrient application in Tanzania
  13. Impact of the facultative parasitic weed Rhamphicarpa fistulosa (Hochst.) Benth. on photosynthesis of its host Oryza sativa L.
  14. Lessons on enabling African smallholder farmers, especially women and youth, to benefit from sustainable agricultural intensification
  15. Combining host plant defence with targeted nutrition: key to durable control of hemiparasitic Striga in cereals in sub‐Saharan Africa?
  16. Vulpia myuros, an increasing threat for agriculture
  17. Understanding and informing decisions on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Sub-Saharan Africa
  18. Fertilisers differentially affect facultative and obligate parasitic weeds of rice and only occasionally improve yields in infested fields
  19. Quantifying rice yield gaps and their causes in Eastern and Southern Africa
  20. Adoption by adaptation: moving from Conservation Agriculture to conservation practices
  21. Safeguarding human and planetary health demands a fertilizer sector transformation
  22. Mixed outcomes from conservation practices on soils and Striga-affected yields of a low-input, rice–maize system in Madagascar
  23. Status quo of chemical weed control in rice in sub-Saharan Africa
  24. Inefficiency of manual weeding in rainfed rice systems affected by parasitic weeds
  25. Increasing paddy yields and improving farm management: results from participatory experiments with good agricultural practices (GAP) in Tanzania
  26. Women's access to agricultural technologies in rice production and processing hubs: A comparative analysis of Ethiopia, Madagascar and Tanzania
  27. Combined effects of cover crops, mulch, zero-tillage and resistant varieties on Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze in rice-maize rotation systems
  28. FARMERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON MECHANICAL WEEDERS FOR RICE PRODUCTION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
  29. Delayed or early sowing: Timing as parasitic weed control strategy in rice is species and ecosystem dependent
  30. Slavery in plants: how the facultative hemi-parasitic plant Rhamphicarpa fistulosa can completely dominate its host
  31. Farmers’ knowledge, use and preferences of parasitic weed management strategies in rain-fed rice production systems
  32. Variability and determinants of yields in rice production systems of West Africa
  33. Genetic variation and host-parasite specificity ofStrigaresistance and tolerance in rice: the need for predictive breeding
  34. Dualistic roles and management of non-cultivated plants in lowland rice systems of East Africa
  35. Parasitic weed incidence and related economic losses in rice in Africa
  36. Rice yields under Rhamphicarpa fistulosa-infested field conditions, and variety selection criteria for resistance and tolerance
  37. On the interaction between weed and bird damage in rice
  38. Host influence on germination and reproduction of the facultative hemi-parasitic weedRhamphicarpa fistulosa
  39. Electronic support tools for identification and management of rice weeds in Africa for better-informed agricultural change agents
  40. Labor-Saving Weed Technologies for Lowland Rice Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
  41. Participatory appraisal of institutional and political constraints and opportunities for innovation to address parasitic weeds in rice
  42. Systems approaches to innovation in pest management: reflections and lessons learned from an integrated research program on parasitic weeds in rice
  43. RAAIS: Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Innovation Systems (Part II). Integrated analysis of parasitic weed problems in rice in Tanzania
  44. RAAIS: Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Innovation Systems (Part I). A diagnostic tool for integrated analysis of complex problems and innovation capacity
  45. Do NERICA rice cultivars express resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. and Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze under field conditions?
  46. Rhamphicarpa fistulosa, a widespread facultative hemi-parasitic weed, threatening rice production in Africa
  47. Bird, weed and interaction effects on yield of irrigated lowland rice
  48. Can the parasitic weedsStriga asiaticaandRhamphicarpa fistulosaco-occur in rain-fed rice?
  49. Narrowing the rice yield gap in East and Southern Africa: Using and adapting existing technologies
  50. Determinants of parasitic weed infestation in rainfed lowland rice in Benin
  51. Weed management in upland rice in sub-Saharan Africa: impact on labor and crop productivity
  52. Identifying the problem weeds of rice-based systems along the inland-valley catena in the southern Guinea Savanna, Africa
  53. Systems approaches to innovation in crop protection. A systematic literature review
  54. Sustainable rice production in African inland valleys: Seizing regional potentials through local approaches
  55. FAILURE AND SUCCESS FACTORS OF IRRIGATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENTS: A CASE STUDY FROM THE OUÉMÉ AND ZOU VALLEYS IN BENIN
  56. Genotypic trade-offs between water productivity and weed competition under the System of Rice Intensification in the Sahel
  57. Land Use and Biodiversity in Unprotected Landscapes: The Case of Noncultivated Plant Use and Management by Rural Communities in Benin and Togo
  58. Improving irrigated rice production in the Senegal River Valley through experiential learning and innovation
  59. Yield, water productivity and nutrient balances under the System of Rice Intensification and Recommended Management Practices in the Sahel
  60. Rhamphicarpa fistulosa, a parasitic weed threatening rain-fed lowland rice production in sub-Saharan Africa – A case study from Benin
  61. Pre-attachment Striga hermonthica resistance of New Rice for Africa (NERICA) cultivars based on low strigolactone production
  62. New Rice for Africa (NERICA) cultivars exhibit different levels of post-attachment resistance against the parasitic weeds Striga hermonthica and Striga asiatica
  63. Cultivar and Weeding Effects on Weeds and Rice Yields in a Degraded Upland Environment of the Coastal Savanna
  64. Host-plant defence against Striga spp.: reconsidering the role of tolerance
  65. Challenges for weed management in African rice systems in a changing climate
  66. Plant characteristics associated with weed competitiveness of rice under upland and lowland conditions in West Africa
  67. Rice production with less irrigation water is possible in a Sahelian environment
  68. Addressing current and future problems of parasitic weeds in rice
  69. Weed competitiveness of the lowland rice varieties of NERICA in the southern Guinea Savanna
  70. Ex ante impact assessment of herbicide resistant rice in the Sahel
  71. Weed Management in Rice‐Based Cropping Systems in Africa
  72. Why NERICA is a Successful Innovation for African Farmers
  73. CO2-assimilation and chlorophyll fluorescence as indirect selection criteria for host tolerance against Striga
  74. Effects of host plant genotype and seedbank density on Striga reproduction
  75. Characterization of host tolerance to Striga hermonthica
  76. How can field selection for Striga resistance and tolerance in sorghum be improved?
  77. Spatial variability of soil pH and phosphorus in relation to soil run-off following slash-and-burn land clearing in Sumatra, Indonesia