Our objectives were to (1) monitor the proliferation of the biocontrol agent (BCA) Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. strigae strain "Foxy-2", an effective soil-borne BCA against the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica, in the rhizosphere of maize under different agro-ecologies, and (2) investigate its impact on indigenous rhizosphere fungal community abundance and composition. Field experiments were cond...

Abstract Given their long-lasting seed viability, 15–20-year lifespan and high production levels, a significant impact of parasitic plant Striga spp. on African food is inevitable. Over the last decades, climate change has increasingly favoured adaptability, spread virulence major species, S. hermonthica asiatica, across arable land in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). These weeds are causing important...