A high-throughput screen in the model plant Arabidopsis unveils leads for potential agents to combat Striga, a devastating root parasitic weed that affects food crops in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Yoneyama, K. Weed-control measures. Nat Chem Biol 12, 658–659 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.2155
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