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Sustainable Intensification of Vegetable production using the Cereal ‘Push-pull technology’: benefits and one Health Implications

Chidawanyika, Frank; Muriithi, Beatrice; Niassy, Saliou; Ouya, Fredrick O.; Pittchar, Jimmy O.; Kassie, Menale; Khan, Zeyaur R. (Environmental Sustainability, 2023)

One health’ (OH) is a cross-sectoral approach that addresses human, plant, animal, and environmental health problems. The initiative stems from recognition of the convoluted linkages among global health risks and the need ...
Direct and Indirect Infection Effects of Four Potent Fungal Isolates on the Survival and Performance of Fall Armyworm Larval Parasitoid Cotesia icipe

Junitor, Chepkemoi; Ken, Okwae Fening; Felicitas, Chaba Ambele; Joseph, Munywoki; Komivi, Senyo Akutse (MDPI-Sustainability, 2023)

Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, has recently invaded Africa where it is seriously threatening food security. Current management methods rely heavily on synthetic insecticides which are harmful to humans, the ...
Improving phosphorus acquisition efficiency through modification of root growth responses to phosphate starvation in legumes

Zhijian, Chen; Linjie, Wang; Juan Andrés, Cardoso Arango; Shengnan, Zhu (Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023)

Phosphorus (P) is one of the essential macronutrients for plant growth and development, and it is an integral part of the major organic components, including nucleic acids, proteins and phospholipids. Although total P is ...
Physiological, Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Tropical Crops

Zhijian, Chen; Jacobo, Arango; Idupulapati, M. Rao; Cuiyue, Liang (Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023)

The tropics are either the center of origin or domestication of many of the economically important crops currently cultivated in the world (Phalan et al., 2013; Fern and Fern, 2014; Laurance et al., 2014). Abiotic stresses, ...
Editorial: Physiological, molecular and genetic mechanisms of abiotic stress tolerance in tropical crops

Zhijian, Chen; Jacobo, Arango; Idupulapati, M. Rao; Cuiyue, Liang (Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023)

The tropics are either the center of origin or domestication of many of the economically important crops currently cultivated in the world (Phalan et al., 2013; Fern and Fern, 2014; Laurance et al., 2014). Abiotic stresses, ...
Gendered Awareness of Pig and Poultry Farmers on the Potential of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Farming in Kenya

Collins, Makatiani Bulinda; Eric, O. Gido; Holger, Kirscht; Tanga, Chrysantus (MDPI-Sustainability, 2023)

Given the need to boost food production while guaranteeing environmental sustainability, the black soldier fly (BSF) (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) is gaining traction worldwide as an alternative protein ...
Do organic farming initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa improve the sustainability of smallholder farmers? Evidence from five case studies in Ghana and Kenya

Johan, Blockeel; Christian, Schader; Anja, Heidenreich; Christian, Grovermann; Irene, Kadzere; Irene, S. Egyir; Anne, Muriuki; Joseph, Bandanaa; Tanga, Chrysantus M.; Clottey, Joseph; Ndungu, John; Stolze, Matthias (Journal of Rural Studies, 2023)

Organic agriculture (OA) is often regarded as a sustainable agricultural pathway for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, and an increasing number of initiatives promoting OA were initiated over the last decades. ...
Potential of Insect Life Stages as Functional Ingredients for Improved Nutrition and Health

Tanga, Chrysantus; Mokaya, Hosea O.; Kasiera, Wendy; Subramanian, Sevgan (MDPI - Insects, 2023)

This study aimed to provide information on the nutrients of the edible larval stage of Gonimbrasia cocaulti (GC) for the first time, while exploring the potential nutrient content of the pupal life stages of the domestic ...
Immune Responses and Transcriptomic Analysis of Nilaparvata lugens against Metarhizium anisopliae YTTR Mediated by Rice Ragged Stunt Virus

Xuewen, Li; Zhang, Bang; Jiaxing, Zou; Qianqian, Li; Jianli, Liu; Shouping, Cai; Akutse, Komivi; Min-sheng, You; Sheng, Lin (MDPI -Plant, 2023)

Plant viruses and entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) can both elicit immune responses in insects. This study was designed to clarify whether plant viruses could affect the efficacy of EPF and explore the immune responses of brown ...
Assessment of Mound Soils Bacterial Community of the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta across Guangdong Province of China

Bamisope, Steve Bamisile; Lei, Nie; Luis Carlos, Ramos Aguila; Akutse, Komivi; Chunsheng, Jia; Yijuan, Xu (MDPI-Sustainability, 2023)

Soil microbes have a wide range of distribution across the world and can be found in different agricultural and forest systems including cultivated soils, ant mounds, decaying trees, leaves, roots, and on insect bodies. ...
Do organic farming initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa improve the sustainability of smallholder farmers? Evidence from five case studies in Ghana and Kenya

Johan, Blockeel; Christian, Schader; Anja, Heidenreich; Christian, Grovermann; Irene, Kadzere; Irene, S. Egyir; Anne, Muriuki; Joseph, Bandanaa; Tanga, Chrysantus; Clottey, Joseph; Ndungu, John; Matthias, Stolze (Journal of Rural studies, 2023)

Organic agriculture (OA) is often regarded as a sustainable agricultural pathway for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, and an increasing number of initiatives promoting OA were initiated over the last decades. ...
Cost-Effective PCR-Based Identification of Tunga penetrans (Siphonaptera) Larvae Extracted from Soil Samples Containing PCR Inhibitor-Rich Material

Amugune, Billy Lung'aho; Matharu, Abneel K; Ouma, Paul; Mutebi, Francis; Elson, Lynne; Fillinger, Ulrike; Krücken, Jürgen (MDPI - Insects, 2023)

Tungiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by skin-penetrating female Tunga penetrans fleas. Although tungiasis causes severe health problems, its ecology is poorly understood and morphological descriptions of the ...
Global Advances on Insect Pest Management Research in Oil Palm

Egonyu, James P; Baguma, John; Martínez, Luis C; Priwiratama, Hari; Subramanian, Sevgan; Tanga, Chrysantus M; Anankware, Jacob P; Roos, Nanna; Niassy, Saliou (MDPI-Sustainability, 2022)

Here, we review the advances in research on management of key oil palm insect pests globally, including defoliators, leaf/fruit scrapers, borers and sap feeders. The common oil palm pest management methods include synthetic ...
The case for integrated pest management in Africa: transition from a pesticide-based approach

Srinivasan, Ramasamy; Tamò, Manuele; Subramanian, Sevgan (Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2022)

Pest management in major cropping systems has long been dominated by chemical pesticides in Africa. Smallholder farmers have perceived pesticides as insurance to protect their crops. Consumers are less aware of pesticide-related ...
Comprehensive genome-wide identification and expression profiling of ADF gene family in Citrus sinensis, induced by endophytic colonization of Beauveria bassiana

Ramos Aguila, Luis Carlos; Sánchez Moreano, Jessica Paola; Akutse, Komivi Senyo; Bamisile, Bamisope Steve; Liu, Juxiu; Haider, Fasih Ullah; Ashraf, Hafiza Javaira; Wang, Liande (International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022)

Endophytic entomopathogenic species are known to systematically colonize host plants and form symbiotic associations that benefit the plants they live with. The actin-depolymerizing factors (ADFs) are a group of gene family ...
Powdery Mildew Fungus Oidium lycopersici Infected-Tomato Plants Attracts the Non-Vector Greenhouse Whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, but Seems Impair Their Development

Qasim, Muhammad; Akutse, Komivi; Hussain, Dilbar; omar, mahmoud al zoubi; Mustafa, Tariq; Ramos Aguila, Luis Carlos; Alamri, Saad; Wang, Liande (MDPI -Agronomy, 2022)

The mechanism underlying the mediation of the behavior and fitness of non-vector herbivores by fungal pathogen-infected host plants is still unclear. In this study, we experimentally assessed the effects of tomato (Lycopersicon ...
Laboratory and Field Performance of Metarhizium anisopliae Isolate ICIPE 41 for Sustainable Control of the Invasive Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Munywoki, Joseph Matumu; Kerubo, Leonidah Omosa; Subramanian, Sevgan; Kupesa, David Mfuti; Mugendi Njeru, Ezekiel (MDPI -Agronomy, 2022)

To overcome the negative impacts of invasive fall armyworm (FAW), this study assessed the laboratory and field efficacy of aqueous and oil-based formulations of Metarhizium anisopliae ICIPE 41 as an alternative source for ...
Household perception and infestation dynamics of bedbugs among residential communities and its potential distribution in Africa

Mbuta, Dennis M.; Khamis, Fathiya M; Sokame, Bonoukpoè M; Ng’ong’a, Florence; Akutse, Komivi S (Scientific Reports, 2022)

Bedbugs have experienced an extraordinary upsurge in the recent past across the world. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the community perception of the pest outbreaks, the population dynamics, and dispersal ...
Agrochemical contaminants in six species of edible insects from Uganda and Kenya

Labu, Simon; Subramanian, Sevgan; Cheseto, Xavier; Akite, Perpetra; Kasangaki, Patrice; Chemurot, Moses; Tanga, Chrysantus M.; Salifu, Daisy; Egonyu, James P. (Current Research in Insect Science, 2022)

Edible insects are currently promoted worldwide as an alternative animal protein source, but they are mostly still harvested from the wild where they are predisposed to contamination with agrochemicals. This study analysed ...
Innovative feedstocks for optimal mass production of the edible long-horned grasshopper, Ruspolia differens

Kababu, Margaret.; Mweresa, K. Collins.; Subramanian, Sevgan.; Egonyu, James Peter; Nakimbugwe, Dorothy.; Ssepuuya, Geoffrey.; Nyamu, Faith.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Tanga, Chrysantus M. (Frontiers in Physiology, 2022)

The edible long-horned grasshopper Ruspolia differens Serville (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) is a highly nutritious food source consumed in over 20 African countries. Its occurrence is highly seasonal, and wild harvesting ...

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