Sustainable strategies for the management of plant parasitic nematodes
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
Weed Management and Crop Establishment Methods in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Influence the Soil Microbial and Enzymatic Acti...
Weed management has become the most important and inevitable aspect of crop management for achieving a higher rice yield. Nowadays, chemical herbicide application has become a popular practice for managing weeds in different rice cultures. However, herbicide application can have qualitative and quantitative impacts on soil microorganisms and soil e...
Crop rotation and tillage system on the Italian ryegrass seed bank after long-term field management
ABSTRACT: Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) is a troublesome weed widely found in temperate Brazilian fields with several herbicide-resistant populations. Soil seed bank is the main source of future infestations and can be strongly affected by agricultural practices, such as crop rotation and tillage system. Therefore, this study evaluated...
Epidemiological factors of septoria tritici blotch (Zymoseptoria tritici) in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum) in the high...
Septoria tritici blotch (STB) (Zymoseptoria tritici) is a major disease of durum wheat, an economic crop grown in the highlands of Wollo in Ethiopia. To determine the status of this disease, we conducted surveys in five districts of Wollo (Meket, Woreilu, Wadila, Jama, and Dessie Zuria) during the 2015 cropping season. We visited 75 farm plots to d...
Stem Borers of Cereal Crops in Africa and Their Management
Guide to maize production in northern Nigeria
Management of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt: Evidence from impact of adoption of cultural control practices in Uganda
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Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) is an important emerging and non-curable infectious plant pathogen in sub-Saharan Africa that can cause up to 100% yield loss, negatively impacting sustainable access to food and income to more than 100 million banana farmers. This study disentangles adopters into partial and full adopters to investigate the factors th...
Escherichia coli en aguas de riego: optimización del aislamiento mediante cultivo y detección por PCR
[ES] El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido estudiar la presencia de Escherichia coli en aguas de riego, utilizando técnicas de cultivo basadas en métodos normalizados, y la técnica de la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR), para optimizar las condiciones de ambas en el aislamiento, identificación y detección de este microorganismo. Las muestras...
Photosynthetic efficiency in microalgal lipid production
Microalgae can contain large amounts of lipids which make them a promising feedstock for sustainable production of food, feed, fuels and chemicals. Various studies, including pilot-scale, have been performed and the knowledge on microalgal processes has advanced quickly. Unfortunately, current production costs for cultivation are still too high for...
Is there life after hype for Jatropha? Exploring growth and yield in Indonesia
Jatropha curcas L. is a biofuel crop that has not lived up to expectations due to a combination of hype and disappointment and biophysical factors. This PhD thesis is based on the plant production component of the JARAK programme which aimed to bridge the gap between truth and fiction. This study reviewed the jatropha hype and disappointment and fu...
