Biotic constraints cause major crop losses and, hence, food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. This study documented the popularity, production constraints, pests and diseases, farmers’ perceptions on the severity of biotic constraints and the impact of related crop losses on household food securi...
Okonya, J.
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Ocimati, W.
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Nduwayezu, A.
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Kantungeko, D.
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Niko, N.
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Blomme, Guy
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Legg, J.P.
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Kroschel, J.
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[Farmer reported pest and disease impacts on root, tuber, and banana crops and livelihoods in Rwanda and Burundi.]
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Farmer reported pest and disease impacts on root, tuber, and banana crops and livelihoods in Rwanda and Burundi.
Khadioli, N.
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Tonnang, Henri E.Z.
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Ong'amo, G.
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Achia, Thomas
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Kipchirchir, I.
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Kroschel, J.
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Le Ru, B.
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[Effect of temperature on the life history parameters of noctuid lepidopteran stem borers, Busseola fusca and Sesamia calamistis.]
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Effect of temperature on the life history parameters of noctuid lepidopteran stem borers, Busseola fusca and Sesamia calamistis.
This paper evaluates the determinants of decision-making in relation to the production of four crops (banana, cassava, potato, and sweet potato). Understanding the division of labor and decision-making in crop management may lead to designing better interventions targeted at improving efficiency ...
Okonya, J.S.
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Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Rietveld, A.M.
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Nduwayezu, A.
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Kantungeko, D.
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Hakizimana, B.M.
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Nyaga, J.N.
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Blomme, Guy
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Legg, J.P.
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Kroschel, J.
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[The role of women in production and management of RTB crops in Rwanda and Burundi: Do men decide, and women work?]
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The role of women in production and management of RTB crops in Rwanda and Burundi: Do men decide, and women work?
It is increasingly becoming important to understand relationships between temperature (manifested at different altitude levels) and sweet potato insect pest characteristics in light of temperature changes as a result of global warming. Field surveys were conducted in Kabale district of Uganda alo...
Okonya, J.
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Kroschel, J.
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[Incidence, abundance and damage by the sweet potato butterfly (Acraea acerata Hew. and the African sweet potato weevils (Cylas spp.) across an altitude gradient in Kabale district, Uganda]
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Incidence, abundance and damage by the sweet potato butterfly (Acraea acerata Hew. and the African sweet potato weevils (Cylas spp.) across an altitude gradient in Kabale district, Uganda
Indigenous knowledge of seasonal weather forecasting could be useful in decision making at village level to best exploit the seasonal distribution of rainfall in order to increase or stabilize crop yields. We examined existing indigenous knowledge by interviewing 192 households in six regions of ...
Okonya, J.
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Kroschel, J.
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[Indigenous knowledge of seasonal weather forecasting: a case study in six regions of Uganda]
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Indigenous knowledge of seasonal weather forecasting: a case study in six regions of Uganda
Despite its theoretical prominence and sound principles, integrated pest management (IPM) continues to suffer from anemic adoption rates in developing countries. To shed light on the reasons, we surveyed the opinions of a large and diverse pool of IPM professionals and practitioners from 96 count...
Parsa, Soroush
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Morse, Stephen
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Bonifacio, Alejandro
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Chancellor, Timothy C.B.
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Condori, B.
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Crespo Pérez, Verónica
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Hobbs, Shaun LA
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Kroschel, J.
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Ba, Malick N.
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Rebaudo, François
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Sherwood, Stephen G
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Vanek, Steven J.
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Faye, Emile
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Herrera, Mario A
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Dangles, Oliver
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[Obstacles to integrated pest management adoption in developing countries]
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Obstacles to integrated pest management adoption in developing countries
Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) is an economically important and highly polyphagous worldwide pest. To establish a temperature-dependent phenology model, essential for understanding the development and growth of the pest population under a variety of climates and as part of a pest risk analysi...
Mujica, N.
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Sporleder, M.
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Carhuapoma, P.
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Kroschel, J.
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[A temperature-dependent phenology model for Liriomyza huidobrensis (diptera: Agromyzidae).]
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A temperature-dependent phenology model for Liriomyza huidobrensis (diptera: Agromyzidae).
Publicación dirigida a extensionistas con el objetivo de mejorar el entendimiento de la biología y la ecología de las plagas, importante para la correcta aplicación de estrategias de control; así como actualizar el conocimiento de nuevas estrategias ecológicas y su costo-beneficio para controlar ...
Kroschel, J.
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Canedo, V.
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Alcázar, Jesus
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Miethbauer, T.
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[Manejo de plagas de la papa en la region andina del Peru. Guia de capacitacion.]
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Manejo de plagas de la papa en la region andina del Peru. Guia de capacitacion.
Molecular methods are facing increasing application on a broad remit in ecological studies, including work on parasites, parasitoids and pathogens. These studies can entail the screening of large sample numbers to monitor the establishment of parasitoid and pathogen infection rates over extended ...
Sint, D.
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Sporleder, M.
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Wallinger, C.
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Zegarra, O.
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Oehm, J.
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Dangi, N.
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Giri, Y.P.
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Kroschel, J.
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Traugott, M.
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[A two-dimensional pooling approach towards efficient detection of parasitoid and pathogen DNA at low infestation rates.]
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A two-dimensional pooling approach towards efficient detection of parasitoid and pathogen DNA at low infestation rates.
Kroschel, J.
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Alcázar, Jesus
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Canedo, V.
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Miethbauer, T.
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Zegarra, O.
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Córdoba, L.
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Gamarra, C.
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[Produccion de papa organica en la region andina del Peru: El manejo integrado de plagas lo hace posible.]
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Produccion de papa organica en la region andina del Peru: El manejo integrado de plagas lo hace posible.