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A systematic review on research trends and commercialised entomopathogenic nematodes: A global perspective

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Out of 136 identified EPNs, only 18 (8 Steinernema and 6 Heterorhabditis) are commercialised globally, highlighting a major gap between discovery and application. High production costs and inconsistent field efficacy are the leading obstacles to the widespread commercialisation of EPN‐based biocontrol products.
Ndivhuwo Ramatsitsi, Alen Manyevere, Mbokota Candy Khosa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization resistance mechanisms in faba bean (Vicia faba) against broomrape species (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.)

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016
Faba bean (Vicia faba) production in Mediterranean and Near East agriculture is severely constrained by broomrape infection. The most widely distributed broomrape species affecting faba bean is Orobanche crenata, although O.
Diego Rubiales, Josefina Carmen Sillero, Maria del Mar Rojas-Molina   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Populations of the Parasitic Plant Phelipanche ramosa Influence Their Seed Microbiota

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020
Seeds of the parasitic weed Phelipanche ramosa are well adapted to their hosts because they germinate and form haustorial structures to connect to roots in response to diverse host-derived molecular signals. P.
Sarah Huet, Jean-Bernard Pouvreau, Erwan Delage, Sabine Delgrange, Coralie Marais, Muriel Bahut, Philippe Delavault, Philippe Simier, Lucie Poulin   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of soil physical properties on dung beetle assemblages in pasture landscapes of the Brazilian Cerrado

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
We assessed the effect of the type of soil texture (loamy sand and sandy loam) and its physical properties on dung beetle species assemblages in a pastureland region of the Brazilian Cerrado. We found a reduction in the total and paracoprid beetle abundances in loamy sand soil. Furthermore, the increase of soil compaction negatively affected the entire
César Murilo de Albuquerque Correa, Renato Portela Salomão, Anderson Puker, Fernando Z. Vaz‐de‐Mello, Alfredo Raúl Abot   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

HTL/KAI2 signaling substitutes for light to control plant germination.

PLoS Genetics
Plants monitor multiple environmental cues, such as light and temperature, to ensure they germinate at the right time and place. Some specialist plants, like ephemeral fire-following weeds and root parasitic plants, germinate primarily in response to ...
Jenna E Hountalas, Michael Bunsick, Zhenhua Xu, Andrea A Taylor, Gianni Pescetto, George Ly, François-Didier Boyer, Christopher S P McErlean, Shelley Lumba   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inefficiency of manual weeding in rainfed rice systems affected by parasitic weeds [PDF]

Agricultural Economics, 2019
AbstractManual weeding is the predominant weed control practice and the most labor‐consuming activity in smallholder, rainfed rice systems in sub‐Saharan Africa. This study investigates the technical inefficiency of weeding labor, other labor, and overall inputs, and identifies sources of technical inefficiency of weeding labor in the context of ...
N'cho, Simon Akahoua, Mourits, Monique, Rodenburg, J., Oude Lansink, Alfons   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

State of the spread of the exotic parasitoid wasp Leptopilina japonica tracking the route of its invasive host fly Drosophila suzukii in France

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
To document the current distribution of Leptopilina japonica in France and compare its genetic background, we collected wild fleshy‐fruited plants and cultivated cherries from 11 sites across different regions. The fruits were collected from the canopy. We calculated the percentage of emerging individuals of L.
Ionela‐Madalina Viciriuc, Lea Darmedru, Alexandre Fleisch, Jean‐Luc Gatti, Annette Herz, Eric Lombaert, Jakob Martin, Nicolas Ris, M. Lukas Seehausen, Marco Valerio Rossi Stacconi, Elodie Vercken, Sylvie Warot, Nicolas Borowiec, Olivier Chabrerie   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review on Agricultural Problems and Their Management in Ethiopia

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2019
Ethiopia’s agricultural production has been challenged by waterlogging, salinity, acidity, parasitic weed, and irrigation scheduling problems which has resulted in lower yields than the potential.
Bulti Merga, Abdulatif Ahmed
doaj   +1 more source

Degree of insecticide exposure and access to nectar impact survival of Trissolcus japonicus, a hymenopteran parasitoid, in flowering border strips

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
We applied three thiamethoxam spray treatments to buckwheat border strips: control (no nearby spray), drift (adjacent peach trees directly sprayed) and direct spray (buckwheat and peaches directly sprayed). Drift‐treated buckwheat received about 1.4% the amount of thiamethoxam as direct‐spray buckwheat. This amount has no lethal effects on parasitoids,
Emma O. Waltman, Anne L. Nielsen
wiley   +1 more source

Annual flower strips under the ‘Sweden Blossom’ initiative – how do they perform for pollinators, natural enemies and herbivores?

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Pollinator‐targeted annual flower strips increase abundances of pollinators but also natural enemies and herbivores. Natural enemies and herbivores disperse in a taxon‐specific manner into nearby crops. Pest control by ground‐dwellers slightly increases in crop areas near the flower strips.
Neus Rodríguez‐Gasol, Ola Lundin, Elodie Chapurlat, Mattias Hammarstedt, Mattias Jonsson, Johan A. Stenberg, Maria Viketoft   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source