Pests and diseases are important production constraints of snap beans in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Among the most important conditions favoring their development are climate, planting susceptible varieties in monoculture over entire regions, staggered planting dates, and plan...
Cardona, C.
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Pastor Corrales, Marcial A.
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[Strategies for management of pests and diseases of snap beans in Latin America]
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Strategies for management of pests and diseases of snap beans in Latin America
In a world of ever-increasing competition for resources, human, economic and environmental, it is now more important than ever before that a thorough understanding is acquired of the effect of large-scale interventions to relieve constraints to livestock production, such as disease control progra...
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) conducts research on strategic issues that constrain livestock productivity of resource-poor households, with a focus as smallholder crop-livestock systems. The institute conducts research in the areas of ruminant genetics, ruminant health, fe...
Perry, Brian D.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Medley, G.F.
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Mukhebi, A.W.
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O'Callaghan, C.J.
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Peter, T.F.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Williams, T.
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[Ex ante impact assessment of disease control technologies: The case of vector-borne infections in Africa]
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Ex ante impact assessment of disease control technologies: The case of vector-borne infections in Africa
An outbreak of the viral zoonotic disease Rift Valley fever in East Africa in
2006/07 left more than 300 people dead and caused economic losses in Kenya
alone estimated to exceed USD 30 million. Participatory studies undertaken
shortly after the outbreaks abated enabled valuable lessons to be lea...
Jost, Christine
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Sones, Keith R.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Kihu, S.
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Nzietchueng, S.
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Njogu, G.
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Swai, E.
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Minjauw, B.
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Amanfu, W.
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Rocque, S. de la
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Martin, V.
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Mariner, Jeffrey C.
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[Towards better control and prevention of Rift Valley fever in the Greater Horn of Africa: a decision support tool for veterinary services]
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Towards better control and prevention of Rift Valley fever in the Greater Horn of Africa: a decision support tool for veterinary services
Several chemicals were tested at both the on-farm and exptl. levels to control major seed-transmitted root diseases in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Seed treatments to control the beanfly in Burundi were combined to assess the efficiency of combined treatments against fungi and insects. Indiv...
Trutmann, P.
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[Recherche sur l`efficacite d`enrobage des semences avant la semis contre les maladies transmis par semence, les maladies racinaires et la mouche du haricot]
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Recherche sur l`efficacite d`enrobage des semences avant la semis contre les maladies transmis par semence, les maladies racinaires et la mouche du haricot
Selected examples of specific agricultural research are discussed to highlight the development of sustainable agricultural production systems. A clear differentiation between plant protectants and fertilizers is provided. The focus is on Latin American tropics and sub-tropics and on three staples...
Laing, DR
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[The use of agrochemical inputs in productive and sustainable tropical crop production systems of rice, common beans and maize]
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The use of agrochemical inputs in productive and sustainable tropical crop production systems of rice, common beans and maize
The different alternatives for disease control in cassava, reported as efficient and that could be taken into account when designing technological packages for cassava production, are summarized. These are cultu-ral control (crop rotation, planting on furrows, elimination of crop resi-dues, dista...
T cells bearing the gamma-delta antigen can constitute up to 50% of T cells in peripheral blood and lymphoid organs of calves below six months of age. This observation prompted us to investigate the involvement of gamma-delta T cells in the immune response of yound calves against Theileria parva.
A framework for the impact assessment of disease control strategies for Newcastle disease (ND) is discussed. This includes linking epidemiological and economic data to predict the relative impact of different control interventions at different levels from farm to region. Epidemiological transmis...
McDermott, John J.
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Coleman, P.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Methods for assessing the impact of infectious diseases of livestock - their role in improving the control of Newcastle disease in Southern Africa]
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Methods for assessing the impact of infectious diseases of livestock - their role in improving the control of Newcastle disease in Southern Africa
D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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[ILRI research on trypanosomosis control, and its possible relevance to Latin America]
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ILRI research on trypanosomosis control, and its possible relevance to Latin America