African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI▲	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-24644481320	Assessing the potential impact of biological control of Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth) in...	Macharia I., Löhr B., De Groote H.	2005	Crop Protection	24	11	10.1016/j.cropro.2005.02.005	International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Ken...	Macharia, I., International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772-00100...	This study assessed the potential economic impact of the introduction of Diadegma semiclausum, an...	Biological control; Diamondback moth; Economic impact; Parasitoid	biological control; crop damage; economic impact; yield; Africa; East Africa; Eastern Hemisphere;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-24644463657	Evaluation of a new formulation of atrazine and metolachlor mixture for weed control in maize in ...	Chikoye D., Udensi U.E., Fontem Lum A.	2005	Crop Protection	24	11	10.1016/j.cropro.2005.02.011	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria	Chikoye, D., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria; Udensi, ...	Field studies were conducted in 2002 and 2003 at Ibadan, Nigeria, to evaluate the effects on weed...	Grasses; Sedges; Weed competition	atrazine; maize; pesticide application; weed control; Africa; Eastern Hemisphere; Nigeria; Sub-Sa...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-27644597711	Effects of watering regimes on aphid infestation and performance of selected varieties of cowpea ...	Agele S.O., Ofuya T.I., James P.O.	2006	Crop Protection	25	1	10.1016/j.cropro.2005.03.005	Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, PMB 704, Akure, N...	Agele, S.O., Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, PMB ...	Host plant drought stress affects plant productivity (growth and reproduction) and insect perform...	Aphid; Cowpea; Infestation; Tropics; Watering regimes; Yield	aphid; drought stress; host plant; pest resistance; trend analysis; Africa; Eastern Hemisphere; N...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33745580840	Impact of Bt cotton adoption on pesticide use by smallholders: A 2-year survey in Makhatini Flats...	Hofs J.-L., Fok M., Vaissayre M.	2006	Crop Protection	25	9	10.1016/j.cropro.2006.01.006	CIRAD, Cotton Systems Research Unit, Pretoria, South Africa; CIRAD, Cotton Systems Research Unit,...	Hofs, J.-L., CIRAD, Cotton Systems Research Unit, Pretoria, South Africa; Fok, M., CIRAD, Cotton ...	This paper explores insecticide use in fields cropped with conventional or Bt cotton varieties in...	Bt cotton; Cost-effectiveness; Insecticide use; Integrated crop management; Safety; Small-scale f...	cotton; growing season; innovation; insecticide; organophosphate; smallholder; socioeconomic cond...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33846481298	Evaluation of herbicides for weed control in irrigated garlic (Allium sativum L.) at Samaru, Nigeria	Tunku P., Lagoke S.T.O., Ishaya D.B.	2007	Crop Protection	26	4	10.1016/j.cropro.2006.05.017	College of Agriculture, Division of Agricultural Colleges, Ahmadu Bello University, Kabba, Kogi S...	Tunku, P., College of Agriculture, Division of Agricultural Colleges, Ahmadu Bello University, Ka...	Field trials were carried out during the dry seasons of 1995 and 1996 to identify suitable pre-em...	Garlic; Grass weeds; Growth; Pre-emergence herbicides; Yield	crop plant; crop yield; growth rate; herbicide; weed control; yield response; Africa; Kaduna [Nig...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33846349113	Evaluation of fungicides and sterilants for potential application in the management of Fusarium w...	Nel B., Steinberg C., Labuschagne N., Viljoen A.	2007	Crop Protection	26	4	10.1016/j.cropro.2006.06.008	Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute...	Nel, B., Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology ...	Fusarium wilt is considered one of the most important diseases of bananas. The disease can only b...	Banana; Chemical control; Fusarium oxysporum	chemical control; cultivar; disease severity; fungal disease; fungicide; fungus; pathogen; wilt; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34250632045	Impact of harvesting practices on nematode communities and yield of sugarcane	Berry S., Spaull V.W., Cadet P.	2007	Crop Protection	26	8	10.1016/j.cropro.2006.10.022	South African Sugarcane Research Institute, Private Bag X02, Mount Edgecombe, Durban, 4300, South...	Berry, S., South African Sugarcane Research Institute, Private Bag X02, Mount Edgecombe, Durban, ...	On the sandy soils in South Africa damage by plant parasitic nematodes to sugarcane occurs equall...	Harvesting practice; Hilling up; Nematodes; Stool; Stubble; Sugarcane	abundance; community structure; crop yield; harvesting; nematode; parasite; population structure;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34548513592	Evaluation of pre-harvest Bacillus licheniformis sprays to control mango fruit diseases	Silimela M., Korsten L.	2007	Crop Protection	26	10	10.1016/j.cropro.2006.12.011	Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Uni...	Silimela, M., Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural...	Bacillus licheniformis was evaluated as a pre-harvest spray treatment either on its own or altern...	Antagonists; Anthracnose; Bacterial black spot; Biocontrol; Soft rot	antagonism; anthracnose; bacterial disease; bacterium; biocontrol agent; biofilm; biological cont...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34548511846	Evaluation of herbicides for weed control in three varieties of upland rice (oryza sativa L.) in ...	Ishaya D.B., Dadari S.A., Shebayan J.A.Y.	2007	Crop Protection	26	10	10.1016/j.cropro.2006.12.015	Department of Agronomy, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B 1044,...	Ishaya, D.B., Department of Agronomy, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello Universit...	The effect of herbicides for weed control in three upland rice varieties was evaluated in the Nig...	Crop; Herbicides; Rice; Varieties; Weeds	crop yield; growth rate; herbicide; rice; weed control; Africa; Nigeria; Sub-Saharan Africa; West...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34748856220	Evaluation of herbicides for weed control in sorghum (Sorghum bicolour) in Nigeria	Ishaya D.B., Dadari S.A., Shebayan J.A.Y.	2007	Crop Protection	26	11	10.1016/j.cropro.2007.02.013	Department of Agronomy, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University Samaru, Zari...	Ishaya, D.B., Department of Agronomy, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello Universit...	Weed infestation is one of the major threats to cereal production in the Nigerian Savanna. Two tr...	Control hoe-weeding; Herbicides; Sorghum; Weed	crop production; herbicide; sorghum; weed control; Africa; Nigeria; Sub-Saharan Africa; West Africa	None	View
None	None	Evaluation of Spodoptera exempta nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpexNPV) for the field control of African ...	Grzywacz D., Mushobozi W.L., Parnell M., Jolliffe F., Wilson K.	2008	Crop Protection	27	1	10.1016/j.cropro.2007.04.005	Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 ...	Grzywacz, D., Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Marit...	The African armyworm Spodoptera exempta is a major episodic migratory crop pest over much of East...	Africa; African armyworm; Baculovirus; Biological control; IPM; Migratory pest; Nucleopolyhedrovi...	biological control; crop pest; insecticide; mortality; moth; pest control; pest outbreak; viral d...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-36549055033	Evaluation of soybean cultivars for resistance to sclerotinia stalk rot in South Africa	McLaren N.W., Craven M.	2008	Crop Protection	27	2	10.1016/j.cropro.2007.05.010	Department of Plant Sciences, Centre for Plant Health Management, University of the Free State, P...	McLaren, N.W., Department of Plant Sciences, Centre for Plant Health Management, University of th...	Soybean cultivars were evaluated for resistance to sclerotinia stem rot from 2003/04 to 2005/06 i...	Cultivar evaluation; Resistance; Sclerotinia; Soybean	cultivar; disease incidence; disease resistance; environmental conditions; experimental study; fu...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-38849114280	Legume-maize rotation and nitrogen effects on weed performance in the humid and subhumid tropics ...	Chikoye D., Ekeleme F., Lum A.F., Schulz S.	2008	Crop Protection	27	05-Mar	10.1016/j.cropro.2007.09.007	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria; Department of Crop P...	Chikoye, D., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria; Ekeleme...	A long-term trial was established in 1998. The objectives among others were to assess the impact ...	Bush fallow; Continuous cropping; Species composition; Weed density	community composition; continuous cropping; crop rotation; dry matter; experimental study; growin...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-39549114625	Evaluation of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) live mulch at different spacings for weed suppressio...	Aladesanwa R.D., Adigun A.W.	2008	Crop Protection	27	6	10.1016/j.cropro.2007.11.019	Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, The Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 704, A...	Aladesanwa, R.D., Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, The Federal University of Technol...	The use of living plants for ground cover management in food crops is very recent in spite of the...	Arable crop; Live mulch; Tropics; Weed control	crop production; ground cover; intercropping; maize; mulch; population density; potato; regressio...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-41149139281	Evaluation of some weed control treatments for long season weed control in maize (Zea mays L.) un...	Ishaya D.B., Tunku P., Kuchinda N.C.	2008	Crop Protection	27	7	10.1016/j.cropro.2007.11.020	Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Zarioa, Nigeria;...	Ishaya, D.B., Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Za...	The effect of weed control treatments for long season control of weeds in maize under zero and mi...	Herbicides; Maize; Season; Tillage; Weed	atrazine; growth response; herbicide; maize; tillage; weed control; zero tillage; Africa; Kaduna ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-41249087968	Economic performance of the 'push-pull' technology for stemborer and Striga control in smallholde...	Khan Z.R., Midega C.A.O., Njuguna E.M., Amudavi D.M., Wanyama J.M., Pickett J.A.	2008	Crop Protection	27	7	10.1016/j.cropro.2008.01.005	International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, 00100, Ke...	Khan, Z.R., International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairob...	The 'push-pull' technology (PPT), developed in Africa, offers effective control of cereal stembor...	Gross margins; Kenya; Push-pull; Stemborer; Striga	agricultural worker; comparative study; cost-benefit analysis; crop production; crop yield; dicot...	None	View
WoS	WOS:000263853100004	Evaluation of farmers' field days as a dissemination tool for push-pull technology in Western Kenya	Amudavi, David M.,Hassanali, Ahmed,Khan, Zeyaur R.,Midega, Charles A.,Pickett, John A.,Pittchar, ...	2009	CROP PROTECTION	28	3	10.1016/j.cropro.2008.10.008	Egerton University, Rothamsted Research, ICIPE	"Pickett, John A.: Rothamsted Research",	Our earlier study on farmers' adoption of 'Push-pull' technology (PPT) for management of cereal s...	"field days",KENYA,"'Push-pull' technology",stemborers,STRIGA,ADOPTION,INFORMATION,"INTEGRATED PE...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-60349111330	Evaluation of resistance in selected cocoa genotypes to the brown cocoa mirid, Sahlbergella singu...	Anikwe J.C., Omoloye A.A., Aikpokpodion P.O., Okelana F.A., Eskes A.B.	2009	Crop Protection	28	4	10.1016/j.cropro.2008.11.014	Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B. 5244, Idi-Ayunre, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria; Departm...	Anikwe, J.C., Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B. 5244, Idi-Ayunre, Ibadan, Oyo State, Ni...	The use of host-plant resistance is the most economic and ecologically sound option for the contr...	Antibiosis; Antixenosis; Cocoa genotypes; Sahlbergella singularis; Tolerance	clone; cocoa; genotype; host plant; pest resistance; testing method; Africa; Nigeria; Sub-Saharan...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77950917461	The effect of the incidence of cassava anthracnose disease (CAD) on the performance and yield of ...	Obilo O.P., Ikotun B., Ihejirika G.O., Ibeawuchi I.I., Oben T.T.	2010	Crop Protection	29	5	10.1016/j.cropro.2009.11.009	Dept. of Crop Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal ...	Obilo, O.P., Dept. of Crop Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technol...	The objective of this work was to assess the effect of the incidence of cassava anthracnose disea...	Cultivars; Resistant; Severity; Susceptible	cassava; correlation; cultivar; disease incidence; disease resistance; disease severity; microbia...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79951723791	Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi against Cataenococcus ensete [Williams and Matile-Ferrero, (...	Lemawork S., Azerefegne F., Alemu T., Addis T., Blomme G.	2011	Crop Protection	30	4	10.1016/j.cropro.2010.12.018	Bureau of Agriculture, Plant Protection Laboratory, Awassa, Ethiopia; Hawassa University, College...	Lemawork, S., Bureau of Agriculture, Plant Protection Laboratory, Awassa, Ethiopia; Azerefegne, F...	Enset root mealybug, Cataenococcus ensete Williams and Matile-Ferrero, (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae...	Beauveria bassiana; Cataenococcus ensete; Enset root mealybug; Ethiopia; Metarhizium anisopliae	entomopathogenic organism; fungus; inoculation; insect; integrated pest management; monocotyledon...	None	View

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