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. 2021 Oct 21;10(11):2249.
doi: 10.3390/plants10112249.

A Personal History in Parasitic Weeds and Their Control

Chris Parker  1
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A Personal History in Parasitic Weeds and Their Control

Chris Parker. Plants (Basel). .

Abstract

This invited paper summarises a career in which I became increasingly involved in research and related activities on Striga and other parasitic weeds. It also presents a personal view of the present status of parasitic weed problems and their control.

Keywords: Orobanche; Phelipanche; Striga; parasitic weeds.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Weed Research Organisation, Begbroke Hill, Oxford, closed 1985. There were modern labs behind.
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Figure 2
The Malta participants 1973. (a) Chris P; (b) Job Kuijt; (c) Jose Cubero (d) Abed Saghir; (e) Lytton M.
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Figure 3
Chris P. and Lytton M. hunting for Arceuthobium oxycedri on Mt Sypilos in Turkey 2009.
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