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The cotton historical lines project—Part I: History and field evaluation

open access: yesCrop Science, Volume 66, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
Abstract Common garden experiments have provided great insights into crop adaptation across many systems. Cotton (Gossypium spp.) cultivars have changed in the 20th and 21st centuries, but breeders have not quantified the degree of these changes. We synthesized a panel of 164 non‐genetically modified genotypes, from the private and public sectors ...
Grant T. Billings   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insecticidal Effects of Peppermint and Black Pepper Essential Oils against Rice Weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L. and Rice Moth, Corcyra cephalonica (St.)

open access: yesJournal of Medicinal Plants, 2012
Background: The rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae and rice moth, Corcyra cephalonica are major and cosmopolitan insect. Adults of S. oryzae (male and female) and both larvae are insatiable feeders on a great variety of grains.
M Khani, R Muhamad Awang, D Omar
doaj  

Control of Rice Weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.), in Stored Wheat Grains with Mesquite Plant, Prosopis juliflora (SW), D.C. Seed Extracts

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 2004
The effectiveness of mesquite plant, Prosopis juliflora (SW) D.C. (Family: Mimosaceae), seed extracts against rice weevil. Sitophilus oryzae (L), reared on wheat grains was investigated in the laboratory. The tested plant extracts of P.
N.H. AI-Moajel
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of Maize Farming Systems in Cameroon and Drivers of Productivity

open access: yesFood and Energy Security, Volume 15, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
Conceptual framework illustrating key factors influencing maize productivity. ABSTRACT Maize is a staple crop critical for food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Cameroon. However, productivity is constrained by socio‐economic, agricultural, institutional and climatic factors.
Shey Ndogmi Yoniwo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Olfactometer-measured responses of Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to feeding-induced grass volatiles and conspecific frass as influenced by the weevil’s seasonality

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution
This contribution aimed to uncover the unique host plant-finding and spatial ecology of reproductive and diapausing Argentine stem weevil, Listronotus bonariensis, and its adaptive implications in Aotearoa-New Zealand pasture.
Jessica Vereijssen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

First report of the exotic weevil Stenopelmus rufinasus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) occurrence in Iran

open access: yesJournal of Crop Protection, 2018
The water fern weevil, Stenopelmus rufinasus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is considered as the most important biological control agent of Azolla spp. in the world. Azolla spp. was introduced in Iran in 1986.
Atousa Farahpour-Haghani   +4 more
doaj  

Control of Rice Water Weevil with Karate, 1994 [PDF]

open access: yesArthropod Management Tests, 1995
Abstract Two rates of Karate 1 EC each applied at 3 postflood treatments were compared with carbofuran (Furadan 3G) and an untreated check for control of RWW. Karate was applied to test the efficacy as an adulticide, hence the applications shortly after permanent flood. Experimental design was a RCB with 4 replications.
openaire   +1 more source

Occurrence of the American Rice Water Weevil in Japan

open access: yes, 1976
This article 'Occurrence of the American Rice Water Weevil in Japan' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for ...
openaire   +1 more source

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