Classification and influence of agricultural information on striga and stemborer control in Suba and Vihiga Districts, Kenya [PDF]
This paper reports on findings of a study to examine the sources used by farmers in search of agricultural information on striga and/or stemborers control technologies and factors that influence acquisition of such information in Western Kenya region.
Amudavi, David M. +5 more
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Screening for resistance to Striga gesnerioides and estimation of yield loss among Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) progenies in the Upper East Region of Ghana [PDF]
, 2018 S. P. Leandre +8 more
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Induced Resistance to <i>Striga hermonthica</i> in Sorghum by Gamma Irradiation [PDF]
, 2020 Minimassom Philippe Nikiéma +11 more
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Breeding maize (Zea mays) for Striga resistance: Past, current and prospects in sub-saharan africa. [PDF]
Plant Breed, 2021 Yacoubou AM +9 more
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Supplying Improved Seed to Farmers in Rural Kenya: The Case of Freshco Kenya Ltd. [PDF]
Freshco, a small producer and distributor of hybrid maize seed and macadamia seedlings, was one of the first private companies to enter the Kenya seed market after its liberalization.
Cramer, Laura K. +5 more
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Push-Pull: Chemical ecology-based integrated pest management technology [PDF]
, 2016 Lepidopterous stemborers, and parasitic striga weeds belonging to the family Orobanchaceae, attack cereal crops in sub-Saharan Africa causing severe yield losses.
Hooper, Antony +3 more
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Participatory Evaluation of Integrated Pest and Soil Fertility Management Options Using Ordered Categorical Data Analysis [PDF]
During participatory rural appraisals, farmers at the Lake Victoria basin of Kenya and Uganda identified Striga, stemborer and declining soil fertility as three major constraints to maize production To reduce food insecurity, several innovative ...
De Groote, Hugo +5 more
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Intensive cereal-legume–livestock systems in West African dry Savannas. [PDF]
, 2017 The dry savannas of West Africa are undergoing rapid transformation of agricultural practices owing to the rapid human and livestock population growth, increase in agricultural intensification and accelerated climate change which has increased the ...
Ajeigbe, Hakeem A. +3 more
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INTROGRESSION OF STRIGA RESISTANCE INTO POPULAR SUDANESE SORGHUM VARIETIES USING MARKER ASSISTED SELECTION [PDF]
, 2016 Rasha Ali +4 more
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Towards Reduced Pesticide Use for Cereal Crops in Asia [PDF]
Several opportunities are available for dramatically reducing the use of agrochemicals in Asian cereal crop production. The first section of this paper summarizes past trends and future prospects for pesticide use in Asia for the three major cereal crops:
Gerpacio, Roberta V., Pingali, Prabhu L.
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