Witchweed

Prof. Jonathan Gressel

Battling Parasitic Weeds

12.09.2010

Plants and Agriculture, Benefiting Humanity

Prof. Jonathan Gressel developed herbicide resistance methods for battling parasitic weeds such as witchweeds and broomrapes...

Kenyan farmer in an experimental corn field

Uprooting Hunger in Africa

01.10.2002

Plants and Agriculture, Biotechnology

A parasite-fighting technique triples corn harvests on experimental plots

Kenyan farmer with corn plant stunted by Striga (witchweed) in foreground and corn with seed coating technology to the right and in the background.

New Witchweed-Fighting Method, Developed by CIMMYT and a Weizmann Institute Scientist, To Become Public in July

01.07.2002

Genetics, Plants and Agriculture

Corn harvests on experimental plots and in farmers’ fields in four East and Southern African countries have yielded striking results in long-term...

Corn Yield Tripled in Kenya

Corn Yield Tripled in Kenya

01.10.1996

World media report: Herbicide resistant corn helps African farmers beat a deadly parasite

Corn Yields in Kenya Triple Thanks to New Weed-Fighting Strategy

Corn Yields in Kenya Triple Thanks to New Weed-Fighting Strategy

17.04.1996

Plants and Agriculture

REHOVOT, Israel -- April 17, 1996 -- Corn yields on experimental plots in Kenya have tripled thanks to an innovative weed-fighting...

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