Fecal sludge (FS) contains significant amounts of plant nutrients and organic matter although it also contains pathogens. Therefore, FS can be used as fertilizer after proper sanitization. This study was designed to test dried fecal sludge (DFS)-based pellet fertilizers on maize cultivation. The ...
Globally, many populations face structural and environmental barriers to access safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. Among these populations are many of the 200 million pastoralists whose livelihood patterns and extreme environmental settings challenge conventional WASH programming...
Whitley, L.
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Hutchings, P.
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Cooper, S.
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Parker, A.
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Kebede, A.
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Joseph, S.
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Butterworth, J.
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van Koppen, Barbara
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Mulejaa, A.
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[A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations in the Afar Region of Ethiopia]
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A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations in the Afar Region of Ethiopia
Pineda López, Benjamín
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[Actualización de algunos nombres de las bacterias fitopatógenas (género Pseudomonas)]
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Actualización de algunos nombres de las bacterias fitopatógenas (género Pseudomonas)
Studies were conducted to characterize pathogen populations and recognize unique stretches of sequences, known as DNA barcodes, that can be used as genetic markers for the rapid diagnosis of the pathogens and pests affecting the African food crops. The fungal pathogen causing anthracnose (Glomere...
Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) are important food crops in tropical and subtropical regions of the world where they generate millions of dollars annually to both subsistence farmers and exporters. Since 1902, Pseudocercospora banana pathogens, Pseudocercospora fijiensis, P. musae and P. eumusae,...
Alakonya, A.E.
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Kimunye, J.
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Mahuku, George S.
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Amah, D.
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Uwimana, B.
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Brown, A.
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Swennen, R.L.
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[Progress in understanding Pseudocercospora banana pathogens and the development of resistant Musa germplasm]
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Progress in understanding Pseudocercospora banana pathogens and the development of resistant Musa germplasm
Molecular methods are facing increasing application on a broad remit in ecological studies, including work on parasites, parasitoids and pathogens. These studies can entail the screening of large sample numbers to monitor the establishment of parasitoid and pathogen infection rates over extended ...
Sint, D.
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Sporleder, M.
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Wallinger, C.
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Zegarra, O.
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Oehm, J.
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Dangi, N.
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Giri, Y.P.
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Kroschel, J.
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Traugott, M.
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[A two-dimensional pooling approach towards efficient detection of parasitoid and pathogen DNA at low infestation rates.]
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A two-dimensional pooling approach towards efficient detection of parasitoid and pathogen DNA at low infestation rates.
Control of grasshoppers and locusts has traditionally relied on synthetic insecticides, and for emergency situations this is unlikely to change. However, a growing awareness of the environmental issues associated with acridid control as well as the high costs of emergency control are expanding th...
Lomer, C.J.
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Bateman, R.P.
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Johnson, D.L.
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Langewald, J.
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Thomas, M.
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[Biological control of locusts and grasshoppers]
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Biological control of locusts and grasshoppers
The response of yam (Dioscorea) cultivars to artificial and natural infections with minisett rot pathogens was investigated. None of the 20 yam cultivars were resistant to Sclerotium rolfsii [Corticium rolfsii] or Trichoderma longibrachyatum. Cultivars TDa 84/093, 85/236, 85/257, TDr 608, 745, 81...
Osai, E.O.
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Ikotun, T.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Hahn, S.K.
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[Susceptibility of yam cultivars to minisett rot pathogens]
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Susceptibility of yam cultivars to minisett rot pathogens
Thirty isolates of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. manihotis causal organism of cassava anthracnose disease (CAD), were collected from cankers on cassava stems in cassava-growing zones of Nigeria. Using a pathogenicity test, five virulent isolates (05FCN, 10FCN, 12FCN, 18FCN and 26FCN) were...
Fokunang, C.N.
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Ikotun, T.
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Dixon, A.
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[Mycelial growth, sporulation and spore germination of virulent Colletotrichum gloeosporiodes f. sp. manihotis isolates under selected growth conditions]
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Mycelial growth, sporulation and spore germination of virulent Colletotrichum gloeosporiodes f. sp. manihotis isolates under selected growth conditions
The genetics of resistance to rice yellow mottle sobemovirus (RYMV) in O. glaberrima was studied in a 6 parent full diallel cross involving 4 resistant and 2 susceptible genotypes. F1 hybrids resulting from crosses between resistant and susceptible genotypes were susceptible. Susceptibility was c...