Chinese scientists have identified two key genes responsible for sorghum's resistance to Striga, a parasitic plant that ...

Scientists from Prof. XIE Qi's lab at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

According to the journal Science, Striga ranks among the world's top seven agricultural pests, alongside wheat stem rust, ...

However, with water depletion, there are opportunities for sorghum and millet, and that will mean more research is needed, Prasad said. Sorghum and millet are efficient crops and can be used for ...