Highland cooking bananas (Musa spp. AAA) are a major staple in Eastern Africa. However, plant parasitic nematodes comprise a primary production constraint. Planting of infested material is the principle means of dispersal for these nematodes, as well as banana weevil and fusarium wilt. Nematode i...
Gold, C.
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Goossens, B.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Elsen, A.
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Waele, D. de
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Speijer, P.
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[Rate of nematode infestation of clean banana planting material (Musa spp. AAA) in Uganda]
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Rate of nematode infestation of clean banana planting material (Musa spp. AAA) in Uganda
More than 100 pathogens attack soybean, but only a third of them are of economic importance. Common yield reductions vary between 10% and 30%. Soybean diseases are caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, and nematodes. Disease management is based on several control principles that should be preferabl...
Akem, C.
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[Soybean diseases: biology, identification, control and management: IITA research guide, No. 40]
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Soybean diseases: biology, identification, control and management: IITA research guide, No. 40
Aspergillus allahabadii, previously reported only from soils in India and El Salvador, was isolated from root-knot nematode egg masses (Meloidogyne spp.) in vegetable fields in Benin. Three populations were recovered from separate fields in the Guinea savannah region from tomato and/or cabbage. T...
Affokpon, A.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Tossou, C.
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Coosemans, J.
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[First report of Aspergillus allahabadii Mehrotra and Agnihotri in vegetable fields in Northern Benin (West-Africa)]
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First report of Aspergillus allahabadii Mehrotra and Agnihotri in vegetable fields in Northern Benin (West-Africa)
In Benin, yam production continues to face numerous production constraints, including yield and quality reduction by Scutellonema bradys. Implementation of efficient management techniques against this pest requires an improved understanding, including at the molecular level, of the pest. The curr...
Afoha, S.A.P.E.
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Affokpon, A.
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Waeyenberge, L.
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Sutter, N. de
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Agbangla, C.
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Dansi, A.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Viaene, N.
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[Molecular diversity of Scutellonema bradys populations from Benin, based on ITS1 rDNA and COI mtDNA]
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Molecular diversity of Scutellonema bradys populations from Benin, based on ITS1 rDNA and COI mtDNA
In Eastern Kenya, appropriate soil tillage methods and cropping systems are among the strategies undergoing investigations for sustainable production. The crop productivity depends on availability of nutrients in the root zone. The enormous role of releasing and circulating of nutrients in the so...
Micheni, A.N.
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Njeru, M.J.
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Kanampiu, F.K.
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Mburu, D.M.
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Mugai, E.N.
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Kitonyo, O.M.
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[Response of soil microfauna to tillage methods and cropping systems in humic nitosols of Eastern Kenya]
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Response of soil microfauna to tillage methods and cropping systems in humic nitosols of Eastern Kenya
Coyne, D.L.
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Adewuyi, O.
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Mbiru, E.
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[Protocol for in vitro culturing of lesion nematodes: Radopholus similis and Pratylenchus spp. on carrot discs]
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Protocol for in vitro culturing of lesion nematodes: Radopholus similis and Pratylenchus spp. on carrot discs
A survey was conducted at 17 sites in Central Uganda. Suckers were detached from East African Highland cooking bananas (Musa spp., AAA-group) and the cultivar Pisang Awak (Musa spp., ABB-group), and assessed for nematode population densities and root damage. The frequency of occurrence on both Mu...
Speijer, P.
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Waele, D. de
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[Nematodes associated with East African Highland cooking bananas and cv. Pisang Awak (Musa spp.) in Central Uganda]
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Nematodes associated with East African Highland cooking bananas and cv. Pisang Awak (Musa spp.) in Central Uganda
Since the First World Cowpea Conference was held in 1984, over 200 papers have been published on soilborne organisms parasitizing eowpea.V/o/za unguiculata (L.) Walp. More than a dozen nematode genera and numerous soilborne fungi including Rhizoctonia solanL cleroriitm rotfsii, Phytophthora spp.,...