Striga

Usually called striga or witchweed, it is a parasite that lives off other plants during its first few weeks of life. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Usually called striga or witchweed, it is a parasite that spends its first few weeks of life living off the juices of other species. ❋ Unknown (1993)

COLUMBIA - When the Peace Corps sent Nate Jensen to a tiny West African village in 2005, a parasitic plant known as striga or witchweed was plaguing farmers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The honour of women, whether in fact or merely in fame, is protected by many severe laws, among which I shall only notice, that the calling a free woman 'striga' (witch) is severely punishable. ❋ Charles Kingsley (1847)

In defense of cow parsley and primrose—but strangleweed and striga are on their own. ❋ Bill Laws (2011)

It's difficult to find fans of the wandering striga or of poison ivy. ❋ Bill Laws (2011)

He is happy to concede some significant weedy problems, such as the loss of arable productivity caused by striga, or witchweed, the "pretty but parasitic" plant that made its way let's be honest: somebody gave it a ride in 1956 from its native Kenya to the eastern United States, where the weed "reduced hundreds of thousands of acres of corn to stubble." ❋ Bill Laws (2011)

Kudzu vine in the southern US, cat tails and striga in Africa, and water hyacinth in Africa and India are among the invasive species that could be treated in this way. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The German biotech company BASF has launched an improved, non-GM strain of corn that resists striga, a weed that ravages African fields, and is working to breed high-yielding commercial strains of wheat that also resist fungus and drought. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Că acestea nu sunt doar cuvinte pe care le striga la partea de sus a plămânilor dumneavoastră care fac cumva ai o persoană mai bună, trebuie să trăiască aceste concepte, de a înţelege ce înseamnă şi să facă eforturi pentru a le face parte din viata ta de zi cu zi. ❋ Unknown (2007)

· Managing the fields to reduce devastating outbreaks of striga. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Breeders can also help stabilize yields dramatically by breeding genotypes tolerant of striga. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Most of the striga-resistant sorghums from India or even from eastern Africa are susceptible to this parasitic pest. ❋ Unknown (1996)

· The main striga species (notably in southern Africa) is the Asian type (Striga asiatica), so that plant breeders can use genes from strigaresistant Indian sorghums. ❋ Unknown (1996)

· Tolerance of bird pests and striga, a parasitic plant that is an impossible pest in certain regions. ❋ Unknown (1996)

An ability to manipulate the genes that attract or repel the striga parasite could boost cereal yields continent-wide. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Any "improved" materials lacking striga tolerance could be catastrophic to farmers in areas where this parasite is serious. ❋ Unknown (1996)

When queen [Ciri], the lioness of Cintra, met Gerald of [Rivia] she bowed and [striga] him as deep as she could. She roared with a blarhahahaha as she gasped for air. ❋ Strigalover69 (2022)