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In Promise II, we are in close relation with the International Parasitic Plant Society, as we are both advancing in scientific research regarding parasitic plants. IPPS's goal is to increase the understanding of these amazing plants, providing a platform for exchange among and beyond the scientific community as well as helping decrease the crop damage inflicted by weedy parasitic plants. If you want to know more about parasitic plants, you are cordially invited to become a member

The soil microbiome modulates the sorghum root metabolome and cellular traits with a concomitant reduction of Striga infection

On the 8th and the 9th of February, all project members met in Het Trippenhhuis in Amsterdam, to officially launch Promise II. During these two days, the speakers presented the research proposals and planning to yet eradicate Striga through the functional potential of soil- and plant-associated microbes