The effect of microwaves on the eradication of fungal and bacterial pathogens in cassava sexual seed was investigated. Healthy mature fruits were collected and dried under ambient conditions. Seeds were selected according to specific wt. by placing them in a glass of water and discarding those th...
Lozano, J.C.
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Laberry, R.
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Bermudez, A.
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[Erradicacion de patogenos de semilla sexual de yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) mediante el tratamiento con microondas]
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Erradicacion de patogenos de semilla sexual de yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) mediante el tratamiento con microondas
Hernández Hernández, Eric M.
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Fernández Medina, Rita Daniela
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Navarro-Escalante, Lucio
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Nuñez, Jonathan
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Benavides Machado, Pablo
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Carareto, Claudia M. A.
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[Genome-wide analysis of transposable elements in the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): description of novel families]
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Genome-wide analysis of transposable elements in the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): description of novel families
Adda, C.
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Atachi, P.
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Hell, K.
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Tamo, M.
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[Potential use of the bushmint, Hyptis suaveolens, for the control of infestation by the pink stalk borer, Sesamia calamistis on maize in southern Benin, West Africa.]
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Potential use of the bushmint, Hyptis suaveolens, for the control of infestation by the pink stalk borer, Sesamia calamistis on maize in southern Benin, West Africa.
We studied searching behaviour of Diomus sp., a coccinellid predator introduced into Africa as a natural enemy of the cassava mealybug, when searching on cassava leaves, and compared its behaviour with the searching behaviour of Exochomus sp., an African predator of mealybugs (MB's). Female adult...
Meiracker, R.A.F. van der
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Hammond, W.N.O.
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Alphen, J.J.M. van
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[The role of kairomones in prey finding by Diomus sp. and Exochomus sp. two coccinellid predators of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti.]
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The role of kairomones in prey finding by Diomus sp. and Exochomus sp. two coccinellid predators of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti.
Ovalle Rivera, Tatiana M.
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Parsa, Soroush
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Hernández M., María del Pilar
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Becerra López Lavelle, Luis Augusto
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[Reliable molecular identification of nine tropical whitefly species]
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Reliable molecular identification of nine tropical whitefly species
The bean fly (Ophiomyia spp.) is considered the most economically damaging field insect pest of common beans in Uganda. Despite the use of existing pest management approaches, reported damage has remained high. Forty-eight traditional and improved common bean varieties currently grown in farmers’...
Ssekandi, W.
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Mulumba, J.W.
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Colangelo, P.
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Nankya, R.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Karungi, J.
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Otim, M.
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de Santis, P.
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Jarvis, Devra I.
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[The use of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris ) traditional varieties and their mixtures with commercial varieties to manage bean fly (Ophiomyia spp .) infestations in Uganda]
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The use of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris ) traditional varieties and their mixtures with commercial varieties to manage bean fly (Ophiomyia spp .) infestations in Uganda
Studies were conducted to train farmers in Ghana in increasing cocoa production and improve safety and labour efficiency by showing new techniques and practices using participatory video. The videos focused on cultural methods to control black pod disease, chemical control of mirids and black pod...
Cardona Mejía, César
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[Manejo de Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) en frijol en la zona andina: aspectos técnicos, actitudes del agricultor y transferencia de tecnología]
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Manejo de Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) en frijol en la zona andina: aspectos técnicos, actitudes del agricultor y transferencia de tecnología
For a long time, trypanosomosis, spread by the tsetse fly Glossina, constrained human settlement in the Lambwe Valley, a south-western Kenya rangeland. After lengthy efforts to control tsetse over many years, the valley is currently experiencing an increase in human population growth rate, and r...
Muriuki, G.W.
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Njoka, T.J.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Nyariki, D.M.
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[Tsetse control and land-use change in Lambwe valley, south-western Kenya]
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Tsetse control and land-use change in Lambwe valley, south-western Kenya