21 agosto 2015
A molecular approach has been used to identify the protein responsible for germination of Striga seeds through visualization by green fluorescence. Striga, a parasitic plant known as witchweed has seriously affected millions of hectares of crop fields in Africa that poses a major threat to food security. Nevertheless, the exact mechanism on how Striga seeds detect host crops has not been fully clear up to now. In a new study, chemists and biologists have come together to develop a new visualizing molecule to examine the process of Striga germination.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150821125412.htm
