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Measuring farm and market level economic impacts of improved maize production technologies in Ethiopia: Evidence from panel data

Kassie, M.; Marenya, P.; Tessema, Y.; Jaleta, M.; Zeng, D.; Erenstein, O.; Rahut, D. (Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2018)

While it is often recognised that agricultural technology adoption decisions areintertwined and best characterised by multivariate models, typical approaches toexamining adoption and impacts of agricultural technology have ...
Local and regional drivers of the African coffee white stem borer (Monochamus leuconotus) in Uganda. Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Liebig, Theresa; Babin, Régis; Ribeyre, Fabienne; Läderach, Peter; Asten, Piet van; Poehling, Hans-Michael; Jassogne, Laurence; Cilas, Christian; Avelino, Jacques (2018)

The African coffee white stem borer (CWSB) Monochamus leuconotusis a destructive pest of Arabica coffee in Africa. Documentation on outbreaks, spatiotemporal development and the relationship with different environmental ...
Farmers’ perceptions of rice production constraints and stem borers management practices in Tanzania.

January, B.; Rwegasira, G. M.; Tefera, T (Journal of Agricultural Science, 2018)

Rice farmers in Tanzania continue to experience losses due to stem borers. However, the information on farmers’ knowledge and perceptions of rice stem borers is limited and farmers’ efforts on managing this insect have ...
Lepidopteran stem borer species abundance and associated damages on irrigated Kilombero low land rice ecosystem in Tanzania

January, B.; Rwegasira, G. M.; Tefera, F. T. (Journal of Entomology, 2018)

Background: Rice stem borers are among the most biotic stresses of economic importance in agriculture. Little was known about stem borer problem in Tanzania prior to this study. Understanding stem borer abundance and damages ...
Efficacy of selected biopesticides and botanical extracts in managing rice stem borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Tanzania

January, B.; Rwegasira, G. M.; Tefera, T. (Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, 2018)

Stem borers have been reported as the most injurious insect pests of rice among the insects that attack rice crop globally. Management of stem borers has been relied on the us e of synthetic insecticides but has been ...
Distribution of rice stem borers and their parasitoid in irrigated low land rice ecosystem in Kilombero valley, Morogoro, Tanzania

January, B.; Rwegasira, G. M.; Tefera, T. (Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 2018)

Distribution of rice stem borers and their parasitoid, in irrigated low land rice ecosystem in Kilombero district, Morogoro, Tanzania was studied from March – July 2017 in randomly sampled thirty rice fields. Rice stem ...
Minerals content of extruded fish feeds containing cricket (Acheta domesticus) and black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) fractions.

Irungu, F. G.; Mutungi, C. M.; Faraj, A. K.; Affognon, H.; Tanga, C.; Ekesi Sunday.; Nakimbugwe, D.; Fiaboe, K. K. M. (International Aquatic Research, 2018)

Animal food sources provide human beings with minerals considerably in adequate quantities. Fish is an indispensable reliable source of nutrients, as aquaculture is a sector that is fast growing and which provides 50% of ...
Susceptibilities of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus-infected and noninfected Diaphorina citri to entomopathogenic fungi and their detoxification enzyme activities under different temperatures.

Hussain, M.; Akutse, K. S.; Lin, Y.; Chen, S.; Huang, W.; Zhang, J.; Idrees, A.; Qiu, D.; Wang, L. (MicrobiologyOpen, 2018)

Some entomopathogenic fungi species, Isaria fumosorosea, and Hirsutella citriformis were found to be efficient against the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae). However, the susceptibility ...
Smallholder Farmers’ Knowledge, Perception and Management of Rice Blast Disease in Upland Rice Production in Tanzania

Hashim, I.; Mamiro, D. P.; Mabagala, R. B.; Tefera, T. (2018)

The objective of this paper was to investigate farmers’ knowledge and management of rice blast disease in Tanzania. Farmers’ household survey was conducted in five districts namely Mvomero, Morogoro rural, Ulanga, Korogwe ...
In vitro and in vivo evaluation of microbial agents for management of rice blast disease in Tanzania

Hashim, I.; Mamiro, D. P.; Mabagala, R. B.; Tefera, T. (IDOSI Publications, 2018)

Evaluation of two microbial agents, Trichoderma asperellum and Bacillus subtilis and fungicide Linkimil 72 WP against rice blast disease, Pyricularia oryzae were done in a laboratory and pot experiment. Dual inoculation ...
A climate-adapted push-pull system effectively controls fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith), in maize in East Africa

Charles, A.O. Midega; Jimmy, O. Pittchar; John, A. Pickett; irma, W. Hailua; Zeyaur, R. Khan (2018)

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith), an economically important pest native to tropical and subtropical America has recently invaded Africa, causing substantial damage to maize and other crops. We evaluated ...
Do Farmers and the Environment Benefit from Adopting Integrated Pest Management Practices? Evidence from Kenya

Soul-kifouly, G. Midingoyi.; Menale, Kassie.; Muriithi,Beatrice.; Gracious, Diiro.; Ekesi, Sunday. (2018)

We estimate the impacts of a bundle of integrated pest management (IPM) practices on mango yield, mango net income, insecticide use, human health and the environment, using recent household survey data of mango growers in ...
Maize–legume intercropping and push–pull for management of fall armyworm, stemborers, and striga in Uganda

Hailu, G.; Niassy, S.; Khan, Z. R.; Ochatum, N.; Subramanian, S. (2018)

Maize (Zea mays L.) production in Africa is constrained by several biotic and abiotic factors. The recent occurrence of fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) a new invasive pest in Africa, has escalated the ...
Landscape ecology and expanding range of biocontrol agent taxa enhance prospects for diamondback moth management: A review.

Gurr, G. M.; Reynolds, O. L.; Johnson, A. C.; Desneux, N.; Zalucki, M. P.; Furlong, M. J.; Li, Z.; Akutse, K. S.; Chen, J.; Gao, X.; You, M. (Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2018)

Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) is a globally significant pest of Brassicaceae crops that has attracted enormous research investment. It is typical of many agricultural pests, with insecticides remaining the most ...
Management of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by nutritional indices study and botanical extracts of Millettia ferruginea and Azadirachta indica

Fite, T.; Tefera, T.; Negeri, M.; Damte, T.; Sori, W. (Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2018)

The development of hosts that are resistant and evaluation of botanical extracts to H. armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is crucial for sustainable management, yet very limited in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was ...
Assessment of entomophagy in Abidjan (Cote D'ivoire, West Africa)

Ehounou, G. P.; Ouali-N'goran, S. -W. M.; Niassy, S. (African Journal of Food Science, 2018)

In order to assess the contribution of edible insects to the efforts for combatting food insecurity and poverty in Côte d’Ivoire, a survey aimed at identifying edible insects in Côte d’Ivoire was conducted from August 2014 ...
Women's empowerment in agriculture and agricultural productivity: Evidence from rural maize farmer households in western Kenya.

Diiro, G.; Seymour, G.; Kassie, M.; Muricho, G.; Muriithi, B. W. (PLoS ONE, 2018)

This paper documents a positive relationship between maize productivity in western Kenya and women’s empowerment in agriculture, measured using indicators derived from the abbreviated version of the Women’s Empowerment in ...
Testing the capability of spectral resolution of the new multispectral sensors on detecting the severity of grey leaf spot disease in maize crop

Dhau, L,; Adam, E.; Mutanga, O.; Ayis, K.; Abdel-Rahman, E.M.; Odindi, J.; Masocha, M. (Geocarto International, 2018)

In this study, we tested whether GLS field symptoms on maize can be detected using hyperspectral data re-sampled to WorldView-2, Quickbird, RapidEye and Sentinel-2 resolutions. To achieve this objective, Random Forest ...
Transcriptional responses of Anopheles gambiae s.s mosquito larvae to chronic exposure of cadmium heavy metal [version 1; referees: 2 approved with reservations]

Muturi, N.; Rono, M.K; Masiga, D.K; Wachira, F.N; Ochieng, R; Mireji, P.O (2018)

Background: Anopheles gambiae larvae traditionally thrive in non-polluted environments. We previously documented the presence of the larvae in heavy metal polluted urban aquatic environments and the associated biological ...
Endophytic Colonization of Onions Induces Resistance Against Viruliferous Thrips and Virus Replication

Alexander, Mutua Muvea.; Sevgan, Subramanian.; Nguya, Kalemba Maniania.; Hans-Michael, Poehling.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Rainer, Meyhöfer. (2018)

In agricultural ecosystems, insect pests, pathogens, weather patterns, and reduced soil fertility pose major challenges to crop productivity and are responsible for significant yield losses worldwide. Iris yellow spot virus ...

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