In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), diverse fungi belonging to Aspergillus section Flavi frequently contaminate staple crops with aflatoxins. Aflatoxins negatively impact health, income, trade, food security, and development sectors. Aspergillus flavus is the most common causal agent of contamination. H...
Bandyopadhyay, R.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Akande, A.
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Falade, T.D.O.
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Cotty, P.
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["Ground-truthing" efficacy of biological control for aflatoxin mitigation in farmers' fields in Nigeria: from field trials to commercial usage, a 10-year study]
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"Ground-truthing" efficacy of biological control for aflatoxin mitigation in farmers' fields in Nigeria: from field trials to commercial usage, a 10-year study
The potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) is one of the major insect pests causing significant economic losses during potato storage. The granulovirus infecting P. operculella (PhopGV) has been used as a dust-formulation for protecting stored potatoes in several South American and N...
Aryal, S.
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Sporleder, M.
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Giri, Y.P.
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Kroschel, J.
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[Formulation of a granulovirus-based biopesticide for managing the potato tuber moth in stored potatoes in Nepal.]
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Formulation of a granulovirus-based biopesticide for managing the potato tuber moth in stored potatoes in Nepal.
Aflatoxin is a potent mycotoxin that can cause cancer, stunted growth, and (in extreme instances) rapid death. Aflatoxin can contaminate many staple crops, including maize and groundnuts. As many as 4.5 billion people in the developing world may be chronically exposed. Scientists at the United St...
Johnson, A.M.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Ayedun, B.
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Fulton, J.R.
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Widmar, N.J.O.
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Akande, A.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[A survey of aflatoxin and aflasafe awareness and management among Nigerian poultry producers and feed millers]
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A survey of aflatoxin and aflasafe awareness and management among Nigerian poultry producers and feed millers
Across sub-Saharan Africa, chili peppers are fundamental ingredients of many traditional dishes. However, chili peppers may contain unsafe aflatoxin concentrations produced by Aspergillus section Flavi fungi. Aflatoxin levels were determined in chili peppers from three states in Nigeria. A total ...
Ezekiel, C.N.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Oyedeji, E.O.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Kössler, P.
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Tairu, F.
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Hoeschle-Zeledon, I.
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Karlovsky, P.
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Cotty, P.J.
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Bandyopadhyay, R.
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[Aflatoxin in chili peppers in Nigeria: extent of contamination and control using atoxigenic aspergillus flavus genotypes as biocontrol agents]
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Aflatoxin in chili peppers in Nigeria: extent of contamination and control using atoxigenic aspergillus flavus genotypes as biocontrol agents
The common bean is the most important food legume in the world. We examined the potential of the fungal entomopathogens Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae applied as seed treatments for their endophytic establishment in the common bean. Endophytic colonization in sterile sand:peat aver...
Parsa, Soroush
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Ortiz, Viviana
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Gómez Jiménez, María I
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Kramer, Matthew
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Vega, Fernando E
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[Root environment is a key determinant of fungal entomopathogen endophytism following seed treatment in the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris]
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Root environment is a key determinant of fungal entomopathogen endophytism following seed treatment in the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris
Li, Wenjing
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Wyckhuys, Kris A.G.
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Wu, Kongming
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[Does feeding behavior of a zoophytophagous mirid differ between host plant and insect prey items?]
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Does feeding behavior of a zoophytophagous mirid differ between host plant and insect prey items?
Endophytic fungi colonize most plants, causing no damage to their hosts, and often extending benefits, such as enhanced protection against various biotic and abiotic constraints. In the current study, three experiments assessed the activity of secondary metabolites of three strains of endophytic ...
Dessel, P. van
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Coyne, D.L.
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Dubois, T.
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Waele, D. de
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Franco, J.
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[In vitro nematicidal effect of endophytic Fusarium oxysporum against Radopholus similis, Pratylenchus goodeyi and Helicotylenchus multicinctus]
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In vitro nematicidal effect of endophytic Fusarium oxysporum against Radopholus similis, Pratylenchus goodeyi and Helicotylenchus multicinctus
The effect of the application of ethyl parathion, trichlorfon, diflubenzuron, and Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki to eggs of Erinnyis ello, before and after being parasitized by Trichogramma exiguum and Telenomus sphingis, was studied. Insecticides were also tested on the adults of these par...
Urias López, Mario Alfonso
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Bellotti, Anthony C.
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Bravo Mojica, Hiram
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Carrillo Sánchez, José Luis
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[Impacto de insecticidas sobre tres parasitoides de Erinnyis ello (L.) gusano de cuerno de la yuca]
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Impacto de insecticidas sobre tres parasitoides de Erinnyis ello (L.) gusano de cuerno de la yuca
To improve biocontrol of the cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa, a series of screenhouse experiments were conducted on cassava to determine the effects of single and combined releases of the predatory mite Typhlodromalus aripo and the entomopathogenic fungus Neozygites tanajoae on the supp...
Onzo, A.
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Bello, I.
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Hanna, R.
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[Effects of the entomopathogenic fungus Neozygites tanajoae and the predatory mite Typhlodromalus aripo on cassava green mite densities: screenhouse experiments]
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Effects of the entomopathogenic fungus Neozygites tanajoae and the predatory mite Typhlodromalus aripo on cassava green mite densities: screenhouse experiments
Information use determines parasitoid adaptive behavior in general, and host specialization or fitness in specific. Information regarding host suitability could affect sex allocation behavior, host exploitation, or aggressiveness in dyadic contests. In this paper, we relate aggressiveness of the ...
Wyckhuys, Kris A.G.
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López Acosta, F.J.
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García, J.
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Jiménez, J.
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[Host exploitation and contest behavior in a generalist parasitoid partially reflect quality of distinct host species]
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Host exploitation and contest behavior in a generalist parasitoid partially reflect quality of distinct host species