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Fall armyworm is one of the main pests of conventional and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn in many countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia and in Australia.
Rebeca Gutierrez-Moreno+8 more
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ABSTRACT Fall armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) has emerged as a serious pest since 2016 in Africa, affecting the food security and livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers, especially those growing maize. Native genetic resistance to FAW is essential for reducing yield loss.
Adamu Masari Abubakar+6 more
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Ohio Economic Insects and Related Anthropods [PDF]
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Albrecht, Carl W.+16 more
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Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) host-plant variants: two host strains or two distinct species? [PDF]
International audienceThe moth Spodoptera frugiperda is a well-known pest of crops throughout the Americas, which consists of two strains adapted to different host-plants: the first feeds preferentially on corn, cotton and sorghum whereas the second is ...
Aury, Jean-Marc+13 more
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ABSTRACT Global food demand is predicted to rise anywhere from 59% to 98% by 2050 because of increasing population. However, the continued depletion of natural resources and increasing biotic and abiotic stresses will continue to pose significant threats to global food security in coming years.
Memoona Khalid+5 more
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Short Season Corn Silage Variety Trial [PDF]
In 2016, the University of Vermont Extension Northwest Crops and Soils Program evaluated yield and quality of short season corn silage varieties at Borderview Research Farm in Alburgh, VT.
Brigham, Nate+5 more
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Regulation of Migration in Mythimna separata (Walker) in China: A Review Integrating Environmental, Physiological, Hormonal, Genetic, and Molecular Factors [PDF]
Each year the Mythimna separate (Walker), undertakes a seasonal, long-distance, multigeneration roundtrip migration between southern and northern China.
Hu, Yi+5 more
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ABSTRACT Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are key biological control agents in agriculture, but their direct effects on plant metabolism and resistance to herbivory remain underexplored. By combining transcriptomic, metabolomic, and herbivore assays, this study aimed at providing a holistic description of maize root responses to EPNs and to assess ...
Arletys M. Verdecia‐Mogena+7 more
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Social Identity and Crisis Resilience in Agriculture: Caste, Gender, and Migration in Nepal
ABSTRACT Capacity to weather economic shocks is often mediated by social identity, which in turn determines access to social, economic and physical capital. We study the repercussions of a large economic shock on access to agriculture inputs, agricultural extension, output markets, and the consequent effects on income and livelihoods in rural Nepal. We
Muzna Alvi+3 more
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Phenological models revealed temperature‐driven development variability in Telenomus remus and Trichogramma foersteri, highlighting potential impacts of climate change on their biological control efficacy in warmer and colder regions. Abstract BACKGROUND The egg parasitoids Telenomus remus (Nixon) and Trichogramma foersteri (Takahashi) were recently ...
Fábio Sampaio+2 more
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