Experiments were conducted at Ibadan, Nigeria to assess the effect of leaf trichome characteristics (pubescence intensity index, length, and orientation) on field resistance of cassava to the green spider mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar). There were significant (P < 0.01) differences in M. ta...
Nukenine, E.N.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Hassan, A.T.
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Zalom, F.G.
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[Relationships between leaf trichome characteristics and field resistance to cassava green mite (Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar)]
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Relationships between leaf trichome characteristics and field resistance to cassava green mite (Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar)
The population dynamics of Mononychellus tanajoa as influenced by varietal resistance of cassava was determined over two cassava planting seasons (dry and wet season), using biweekly samples from 11 cassava genotypes in Ibadan, Nigeria. The population size of M. tanajoa and the damage scores were...
Nukenine, E.N.
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Hassan, A.T.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Fokunang, C.N.
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[Population dynamics of cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae) as influenced by varietal resistance]
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Population dynamics of cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae) as influenced by varietal resistance
This work was done at the International Center of Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), with the objective of checking the effect of differents food sources on the fertility of Amblyseius limonicus Garman & McGregor (Acarina: Phytoseiidae), predator of green mite (Mononychellus tanajoa) in cassava culture...
Noronha, Aloyséia Cristina da Silva
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Mesa Cobo, Nora Cristina
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[Efeito de diferentes alimentos sobre a fecundidade de Amblyseius limonicus (Acarina: Phytoseiidae)]
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Efeito de diferentes alimentos sobre a fecundidade de Amblyseius limonicus (Acarina: Phytoseiidae)
Cassava green mite [CGM, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar)] is a dry-season pest that usually feeds on the underside of young leaves causing leaf chlorosis, stunted growth, and root yield reduction by 80%. Since cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) leaves and roots serve as a primary staple food sourc...
Ezenwaka, L.C.
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Carpio, D.P. del
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Jannink, Jean-Luc
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Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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Danquah, E.Y.
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Asante, I.
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Danquah, A.
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Blay, E.
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Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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[Genome-wide association study of resistance to cassava green mite pest and related traits in cassava]
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Genome-wide association study of resistance to cassava green mite pest and related traits in cassava
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important commodity for industrial processes in tropical countries as one of the few alternatives to compete with imported maize (Zea mays L.). To maintain this competitiveness, cassava breeding needs to be as efficient as possible. This study provides one...
Jaramillo, Gustavo
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Morante, N
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Pérez Velásquez, Juan Carlos
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Calle, F
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Ceballos, H.
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Arias, B.
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Bellotti, Anthony C.
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[Diallel analysis in cassava adapted to the midaltitude valleys environment]
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Diallel analysis in cassava adapted to the midaltitude valleys environment
In Africa the cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa, is an important pest of cassava, Manihot esculenta. Phytoseiid mites from South America are being evaluated as potential biological control agents of this alien pest. We evaluated six phytoseiid (Acari: Phytoseiidae) species, collected in S...
Cuéllar Jimenez, M.E.
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Calatayud, Paul-André
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Melo Molina, EL
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Smith, L.
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Bellotti, Anthony C.
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[Consumption and oviposition rates of six phytoseiid species feeding on eggs of the cassava green mite Mononychellus tanajoa (Acari: Tetranychidae)]
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Consumption and oviposition rates of six phytoseiid species feeding on eggs of the cassava green mite Mononychellus tanajoa (Acari: Tetranychidae)
Genotype x environment (G x E) interactions frequently complicate breeding efforts and delay progress in selection. The cassava green spider mite (CGM) (Mononychellus tanajoa Bondar) is a serious constraint to Cassava production in Africa. Nine cassava genotypes were grown at 6 representative loc...
and influenced the relative ranking of genotypes across environments. The magnitude 01 the G x E interaction effect for CGM was higher than that for genotypes. Clone 63397 had the smallest interaction for CGM, showing stability in response to the pest across agroecologies. TME 1 suffered the leas...
Nukenine, E.
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Dixon, A.
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Ngeve, J.
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[Genotype x environment effects on cassava response to the green mite (Mononychellus tanajoa)]
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Genotype x environment effects on cassava response to the green mite (Mononychellus tanajoa)
The within-plant distribution of the cassava green spider mite, Mononychellus tanajoa Bondar, and the anatomical characteristics and the chemical components relating to varietal resistance of cassava, were studied using 11 cassava genotypes with varying levels of resistance for two dry seasons an...
Nukenine, E.
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Hassan, A.
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Dixon, A.
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[Influence of variety on the withinplant distribution of cassava green spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae), and leaf anatomical characteristics and chemical components in relation to varietal resistance]
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Influence of variety on the withinplant distribution of cassava green spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae), and leaf anatomical characteristics and chemical components in relation to varietal resistance
The attraction of the predatory mites, Typhlodromalus manihoti and Typhlodromalus aripo, to the host plant-spider mite complex, Manihot esculenta–Mononychellus tanajoa, was investigated with a Y-tube olfactometer. Factors examined included predator starvation period, several combinations of cassa...
Gnanvossou, D.
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Hanna, R.
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Dicke, M.
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Yaninek, S.
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[Attraction of the predatory mites Typhlodromalus manihot and Typhlodromalus aripo to cassava plants infested by cassava green mite]
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Attraction of the predatory mites Typhlodromalus manihot and Typhlodromalus aripo to cassava plants infested by cassava green mite
Neozygites tanajoaeis a host-specific acaropathogen introduced in the late1990s from Brazil into cassava fields in West Africa for biocontrol ofthe cassava green mite (Mononychellus tanajoa). Local African isolates ofN. tanajoaeare morphologically similar to introduced Brazilian strainsbut the ...
Agboton, B.V.
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Hanna, R.
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Hountondji, F.C.C.
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Tiedemann, A. von
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[Pathogenicity and host specificity of Brazilian and African isolates of the acaropathogenic fungus Neozygites tanajoae to mite species associated with cassava]
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Pathogenicity and host specificity of Brazilian and African isolates of the acaropathogenic fungus Neozygites tanajoae to mite species associated with cassava