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Field problems in cassava [PDF]

, 2016
Information on some diseases and pests that attack cassava, as well as the symptoms induced by nutritional deficiencies and toxicities and damage resulting from the misuse of herbicides are given in this manual.
Bellotti, Anthony C., Doll, J., Howeler, Reinhardt H., Leihner, D.E., Lozano, J.C., Reyes, J.A.   +5 more
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Commodity risk assessment of Taxus baccata plants from the UK

EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 2, February 2025.
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by plants of Taxus baccata imported from the United
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Antonio Vicent Civera, Paula Baptista, Anna Berlin, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Jaime Cubero, Nik Cunniffe, Eduardo de la Peña, Nicolas Desneux, Francesco Di Serio, Anna Filipiak, Beata Hasiów‐Jaroszewska, Hervé Jactel, Blanca Landa, Lara Maistrello, David Makowski, Panagiotis Milonas, Nikos Papadopoulos, Roel Potting, Hanna Susi, Dirk Jan van Der Gaag, Andrea Battisti, Claude Bragard, Christer Sven Magnusson, Hugo Mas, Daniel Rigling, Massimo Faccoli, Alžběta Mikulová, Fabio Stergulc, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Franz Streissl, Paolo Gonthier   +31 more
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Drones: Innovative Technology for Use in Precision Pest Management. [PDF]

, 2020
Arthropod pest outbreaks are unpredictable and not uniformly distributed within fields. Early outbreak detection and treatment application are inherent to effective pest management, allowing management decisions to be implemented before pests are well ...
de Lange, Elvira S, Heldens, Wieke B, Iost Filho, Fernando H, Kong, Zhaodan   +3 more
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Enset Landrace Diversity and Ethnobotanical Uses in the Gedeo Zone: A Living World Cultural Heritage Site

Advances in Agriculture, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) is a monocarpic, perennial herbaceous plant in the Musaceae family. Ethiopia is the origin and center of enset diversity and is the only country to have domesticated and used enset for food. Enset‐based farming systems are widespread in the south, southwest, and central parts of Ethiopia.
Mitiku Muanenda, Getahun Haile, Beyene Tekelu, Getachew Agegnehu, Mulugeta Lemenih, Khaled F. M. Salem   +5 more
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The Value of Advice: Evidence from Mobile Phone-Based Agricultural Extension [PDF]

, 2012
Attempts to explain the astonishing differences in agricultural productivity around the world typically focus on farm size, farmer risk aversion, and credit constraints, with an emphasis on how they might serve to limit technology adoption.
Cole, Shawn, Fernando, Asanga Nilesh
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Current Status and Prospects of Virus Elimination in Economically Important Crops of Ethiopia Through Tissue Culture Practices: A Review

Advances in Agriculture, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Currently, huge crop losses in countries’ genetic resources result from emerging or re‐emerging plant viral diseases, making food security a constant challenge. A critical examination of recent tissue culture practices in Ethiopia reveals numerous limitations that have contributed to the limited advancements of plant tissue culture (PTC) techniques ...
Ashebir Gogile, Hemalatha Palanivel, Alazar Yeshitila, Kasi Rao Mediga, Abiram Karanam   +4 more
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The ecology of tropical plant viruses [PDF]

, 1998
In recent decades ecology has become one of the dominant themes of the biological sciences. However, this has not always been so as the subject emerged from the specialist study of plant and animal communities in natural habitats that were often remote ...
Thresh, J. Michael
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Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture: A Review of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests in Ethiopia and East Africa, With Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies

Advances in Agriculture, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Climate change significantly threatens global agriculture, with East Africa, particularly Ethiopia, being highly vulnerable due to its reliance on rain‐fed farming. This review investigates the effects of climate change on plant diseases and insect pests, underscoring the urgent need for adaptation and mitigation measures. Ethiopia’s observable climate
Alemu Nega, Ijaz Ahmad
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Climate change adaptation in agriculture: Ex ante analysis of promising and alternative crop technologies using DSSAT and IMPACT [PDF]

, 2015
Achieving and maintaining global food security is challenged by changes in population, income, and climate, among other drivers. Assessing these challenges and possible solutions over the coming decades requires a rigorous multidisciplinary approach.
Cenacchi, N., Creamer, Bernardo, Gueneau, A., Hareau, Guy, Islan, S., Kleinwechter, U., Mason-D'Croz, Daniel, Mottaleb, K., Nedumaran, S., Robertson, R., Robinson, S., Rosegrant, Mark W., Sika, G., Sulser, T.B., Wiebe, K.   +14 more
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Commodity risk assessment of Alnus cordata, Alnus glutinosa and Alnus incana plants from the UK

EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 1, January 2025.
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘high‐risk plants, plant products and other objects’. Taking into account the available scientific information, including the technical information provided by ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Antonio Vicent Civera, Paula Baptista, Anna Berlin, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Jaime Cubero, Nik Cunniffe, Eduardo de la Peña, Nicolas Desneux, Francesco Di Serio, Anna Filipiak, Paolo Gonthier, Beata Hasiów‐Jaroszewska, Hervé Jactel, Blanca B. Landa, Lara Maistrello, David Makowski, Panagiotis Milonas, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Hanna Susi, Dirk Jan van der Gaag, Jane Debode, Charles Manceau, Christer Sven Magnusson, Juan A. Navas‐Cortes, Christos Kritikos, Maria Kormpi, Dimitrios Papachristos, Chrysavgi Reppa, Olaf Mosbach Schulz, Ciro Gardi, Chiara Civitelli, Monia Federica Lombardo, Antigoni Akrivou, Spyridon Antonatos, Despoina Beris, Roel Potting   +36 more
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