In sorghum, this genetic variation was used to breed for Striga resistant varieties for use in Africa (Ejeta 2007). In rice, cultivars with lower SL production also displayed reduced infection by Striga hermonthica (Jamil et al. 2011b). Similarly, root exudates from faba bean lines resistant against Orobanche and Phelipanche spp. Showed low levels of SLs (Fernandez-Aparicio et al. 2014). An alternative approach to obtain resistant plant by reducing SLs is through biotechnology, targeting biosynthesis genes.