Background Dietary exposure to high levels of the fungal toxin, aflatoxin, occurs in West Africa, where long-term crop storage facilitates fungal growth. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in Benin and Togo to investigate aflatoxin exposure in children around the time of weaning and cor...
Gong, Y.
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Egal, S.
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Hounsa, A.
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Turner, P.C.
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Hall, A.J.
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Cardwell, K.F.
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Wild, C.P.
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[Determinants of aflatoxin exposure in young children from Benin and Togo, West Africa: the critical role of weaning]
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Determinants of aflatoxin exposure in young children from Benin and Togo, West Africa: the critical role of weaning
Striga gesnerioides, a plant parasitic phanerogam, is a known constraint to cowpea production in the sahelian and northern guinea savanna zones of West and Central Africa. A survey was done in 1990 across six countries to collect data on soil types, cowpea phenotype, and cropping systems with rel...
Cardwell, K.F.
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Lane, J.A.
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[Effect of soils, cropping system and host phenotype on incidence and severity of Striga gesnerioides on cowpea in West Africa]
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Effect of soils, cropping system and host phenotype on incidence and severity of Striga gesnerioides on cowpea in West Africa
Maize disease surveys were conducted between 1995 and 2004 inthe Republic of Cameroon. A total of 260 farms in 36 villages, ranging from low altitudes with bimodal rainfall distribution to high altitudes with monomodal rainfall, were included in the surveys. ln the humidforest, Bipolaris maydis a...
Des enouetes sur les maladies du mais orrt 6t6 conduites entre 1995et 2004 en rdpublique du Cameroun. Au total 260.champs dans 36villages de zones ir basse altitude et de pluviometrie bimodale i deszones de haute altitude b pluviometrie monomodale sont inclus dansles enouetes. Dans les zones de f...
Ngoko, Z.
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Cardwell, K.F.
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Marasas, W.F.O.
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Tchamo, P
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Tagne, A.
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Mwangi, M
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Wingfield, M.J.
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[Present status of maize diseases in the humid forest and western highlands of Cameroon]
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Present status of maize diseases in the humid forest and western highlands of Cameroon
Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Cardwell, K.F.
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[Species of Trichoderma and Aspergillus as biological control agents against plant diseases in Africa]
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Species of Trichoderma and Aspergillus as biological control agents against plant diseases in Africa
The ability of four Trichoderma isolates to colonize maize stem and persist therein in presence of Fusarium verticillioides were tested in the field. These were three strains of Trichoderma pseudokoningii and one strainof T. harzianum. There were three pairing methods based on the commonly used t...
Sobowale, A.A.
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Cardwell, K.F.
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Odebode, A.C.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Jonathan, S.G.
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[Persistence of Trichoderma species within maize stem against Fusarium verticillioides]
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Persistence of Trichoderma species within maize stem against Fusarium verticillioides
Geographic distribution, relative importance, and effect of lepidopterous stem and ear borers on maize, Zea mays L., were studied in the humid forest and the mid-altitude zones of Cameroon from 1994 to 1997. Six villages were chosen in the forest zone and grouped into three blocks representing gr...
Ndemah, R.
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Schulthess, F.
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Korie, S.
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Borgemeister, C.
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Cardwell, K.F.
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[Distribution, relative importance and effect of lepidopterous borers on maize yields in the forest zone and midaltitude of Cameroon]
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Distribution, relative importance and effect of lepidopterous borers on maize yields in the forest zone and midaltitude of Cameroon
Maize is the most important cereal in sub-Saharan Africa. It is relatively inexpensive and provides many families with much-needed nutrients. For the farmers, it matures early and Is a source of ready income. Maize production Is being threatened by some diseases and pests, among which are downy m...
Kling, J.G.
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Cardwell, K.F.
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Bosque Pérez, N.A.
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Kim, S.K.
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[Advances in screening methods and breeding for resistance to downy mildew and stem borers in maize]
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Advances in screening methods and breeding for resistance to downy mildew and stem borers in maize
The type and level of disease reaction of Ugandan maize genotypes to Peronosclerospora sorghi was characterized using several variables during the second season of 1994 at two locations, Nazaretti in Mpigi district and Ikulwe in Iganga district. Maize genotypes differed significantly (p 0.05) in ...
Bigirwa, G.
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Adipala, E.
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Esele, P.
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Cardwell, K.F.
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Okanya, S.
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[Disease progress of Peronosclerospora sorghi on some Ugandan maize genotypes]
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Disease progress of Peronosclerospora sorghi on some Ugandan maize genotypes
A survey of the sanitary quality, particularly concerning aflatoxin contamination and practices of the dried yam chips food sub-sector was carried out in Benin. Producers and intermediaries of the yam chips food production sub-sector were interviewed and samples collected. Aflatoxin content was a...
Mestres, C.
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Bassa, S.
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Fagbohoun, E.
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Nago, M.
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Hell, K.
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Vernier, Philippe
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Champiat, D.
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Hounhouigan, J.
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Cardwell, K.F.
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[Yam chip food subsector: hazardous practices and presence of aflatoxins in Benin]
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Yam chip food subsector: hazardous practices and presence of aflatoxins in Benin
In Africa, sorghum downy mildew (SDM), caused by Peronosclerospora sorghi, infects both sorghum and maize. Systemic infection can result in severe yield loss. The effects of seed treatments and foliar sprays of metalaxyl on the disease were determined on maize in Nigeria (1992) and sorghum in Zim...
Bock, C.H.
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Jeger, M.J.
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Cardwell, K.F.
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Mughogho, L.K.
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Sherington, J.
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[Control of sorghum downy mildew of maize and sorghum in Africa]
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Control of sorghum downy mildew of maize and sorghum in Africa