Striga’s Status as a Plant Parasite in the United States. Robert E. Eplee, Methods Development Center, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Whiteville, NC. Plant Dis. 65:951. . This article is in the public domain and not copyrightable. It may be freely reprinted with customary crediting of the source. The American Phytopathological Society, 1981. DOI: 10.1094/PD-65-951.