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International Journal of AgronomyYam is an important food and income security crop for people in Ghana. Plant-parasitic nematode infestation in soils and seed yams is a hindrance to peak production and profitability of the yam business.
Seloame T. Nyaku +16 more
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First Report of Dry Rot Disease of Yam Caused by Scutellonema bradys in East Africa
Plant Disease, 2016 Yam, Dioscorea spp., one of the oldest food crops known to humans, is the fourth most important root and tuber crop globally. It is a tropical plant that provides food and income for the people in the regions where it is grown.
D. L. Coyne +4 more
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International Journal of Chemical Technology, 2023 This study was carried out to evaluate the antifungal activity of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) nutshell liquid on fungal pathogens of dry rot diseases of yam (Discorea rotundata). The Soxhlet extraction method was used and constituents were identified
N. Sanyaolu +4 more
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African Crop Science Journal, 2023 Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is susceptible to dry rot disease, which limits its yields in farmers fields in West Africa.The objective of this study was to assess the occurrence and characteristics of the plant-parasitic nematode (Scutellonema bradys) on yam ...
A. Enchill +4 more
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International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2023 The pathological activities of plant-parasitic nematodes affect the marketable value of yam tubers. This study intends to evaluate the nematicidal effects of dried castor leaf powder and dried castor leaf extract on root-lesion and root-knot nematodes ...
Yadom Y. F. R. Kouakou +2 more
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Pesticide Science and Pest Control, 2023 Field experiment was conducted at National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI),Uyo out- Station in 2012 and 2013 to evaluated yield and post-harvest pest status of some yam landraces in Nigeria.
Ikeh, A .O, Umelo, C.Q, Ndaeyo, N.U
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Effect of two species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on development of micro-propagated yam plantlets and suppression of Scutellonema bradys (Tylenchideae) [PDF]
, 2016 Using two commercially available arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) products, one based on Funneliformis mosseae and the other on Glomus dussii, an experiment was conducted to assess their effect on yam growth and ability to suppress nematode damage ...
Coyne, Danny L. +6 more
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Absence of effects of herbicides use on yam rots : a case study in Wulensi, Ghana [PDF]
, 2019 Yam farmers in Ghana have, over the years, used herbicides for weed control, particularly glyphosate. Although this has been helpful to them, there are complaints and concerns, among the yam farmers and a section of the public, that the yam tuber rots ...
Akudugu, Mamudu Abunga +3 more
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Search for Scutellonema bradys resistance in yams (Dioscorea spp.) [PDF]
, 2008 A study to examine variability in susceptibility of yams to Scutellonema bradys and to identify possible sources of resistance in Ghanaian yam germplasm (Dioscorea spp.) for use in yam improvement programmes, particularly, in West Africa was undertaken ...
Asiedu, R +3 more
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Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2006 O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito nematostático e nematicida de extratos aquosos de bulbilhos de alho (Allium sativum L.), folhas de mandioca (Manihot esculenta Crantz), folhas e sementes de mamão (Carica papaya L.), folhas de hortelã ...
João Luiz Coimbra +4 more
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