Evaluation of Different Options: Host Plant Resistance, Weed Management, and Fertilization for the Development of an Integrated Pest Management Strategy for the Sweet Potato Weevil in Burkina Faso [PDF]
Tropicultura, 2018 The sweet potato weevil (SPW) (Cylas puncticollis) is a destructive pest feeding on the sweet potato in Burkina Faso. This weevil causes severe damage to the tuber, and the infested tuber is unsuitable for human consumption or animal feed.
Koussoube, S. +4 more
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Seventy years of sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas L. (LAM)] research in South Africa
Crop Science, Volume 64, Issue 3, Page 1112-1128, May/June 2024.Abstract The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations puts forward a transformational vision to cope with food security, nutrition, and health challenges, in which sweet potato can play an important role. Globally, sweet potato production is valued at $53.83 billion.
Sunette M. Laurie +17 more
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Shared binding sites for the Bacillus thuringiensis proteins Cry3Bb, Cry3Ca and Cry7Aa in the African sweetpotato pest Cylas puncticollis (Brentidae) [PDF]
, 2015 Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Bb, Cry3Ca, and Cry7Aa have been reported to be toxic against larvae of the genus Cylas , which are important pests of sweet potato worldwide and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. However, relatively little is known about the
Martínez Solis, M. +5 more
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Effect of planting dates on the population dynamics of Cylas puncticollis and sweet potato storage roots damage in South Western Cameroon [PDF]
, 2014 The sweetpotato Ipomoea batatas L. (Convolvulaceae) is one of the most important food crops in Africa and the world. The weevil, Cylas puncticollis (Fabricius), is the most destructive field and storage insect pest of sweet potato in Africa.
Jackai, Louis. E. +2 more
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The relationship between stem base and root damage by Cylas spp. on sweetpotato
, 2007 The Sweetpotato weevils Cylas puncticollis Boheman and C. brunneus Fabricius are the most prevalent pests of sweetpotato in Africa. There was need to develop techniques for quick germplasm categorization for resistance to the weevil.
Talwana, Herbert +5 more
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Evaluation de l’effet repulsif d’extraits de neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss., 1830) sur le charançon de la patate douce (Cylas puncticollis Boheman, 1833) en condition de laboratoire a Korhogo, nord de la Cote d’Ivoire [PDF]
, 2023 Une stratégie de gestion intégrée des insectes nuisibles à la culture de la patate douce a été élaborée pour réduire les pertes dues à ceux-ci. Ainsi, les propriétés répulsives des extraits de feuilles et d’amandes de neem ont été évaluées sur Cylas ...
Silue, S. +5 more
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, 2023 72. Mycotretus puncticollis (Duponchel, 1825) Erotylus puncticollis Duponchel, 1825: 54. Type locality: “ Brésil ”. Mycotretus puncticollis – Lacordaire 1842: 142 [junior synonym of M. ornatus]. — Alvarenga 1994: 30.
Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano +2 more
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, 2003 The response of the sweetpotato weevil Cylas puncticollis (Coleoptera: Brentidae) to roots of different sweetpotato cvs was investigated as part of a project to examine the factors that affect susceptibility of sweetpotato cvs to weevil infestation in ...
Rees, D. +15 more
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, 2018 The biology of the developmental stages of the weevil, Cylas puncticollis Boheman a pest of sweet potato roots was carried out under laboratory conditions at ambient room condition and relative humidity (RH) and at a constant temperature of 30 ...
ELzubeir, Amin +2 more
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Integrated Management of Sweet Potato Weevil ( Cylas puncticollis ) in West Hararghe, Ethiopia
Sweet potato weevil ( Cylas puncticollis ) is the most destructive pest limiting sweet potato productivity in Ethiopia; yet locally validated management options for West Hararghe remain scarce.
Daba Borana
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