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Biological control effects of Pochonia chlamysdosporia and Trichoderma isolates from Benin (WestAfrica) on rootknot nematodes by Kyalo, Gerald, Affokpon, A., Coosemans, J., Coyne, Danny L.

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Arthropod diversity in Lama forest reserve (South Benin), a mosaic of natural, degraded and plantation forests by Lachat, T., Attignon, S., Djego, J., Goergen, Georg E., Nagel, P., Sinsin, B., Peveling, R.

“…Arthropod assemblages were examined in Lama forest reserve, a protected area situated in the Dahomey gap, southern Benin, composed of plantations, degraded forest and remnants of natural forest. …”
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Dietary aflatoxin exposure and impaired growth in young children from Benin and Togo: cross sectional study by Gong, Y., Cardwell, K., Hounsa, A, Egal, S., Turner, P., Hall, A., Wild, C.

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Postweaning exposure to aflatoxin results in impaired child growth: a longitudinal study in Benin, West Africa by Gong, Y., Hounsa, A., Egal, S., Turner, P.C., Sutcliffe, A.E., Hall, A.J., Cardwell, K., Wild, C.P.

“…Aflatoxin exposure of West African children is known to be high, so we conducted a longitudinal study over an 8-month period in Benin to assess the effects of exposure on growth. …”
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Distribution and sampling of Prostephanus truncatus (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in maize stores in Benin by Meikle, W., Markham, R., Holst, N., Djomamou, B., Schneider, H., Vowotor, K.A.

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Identification of nutrients limiting cassava yield maintenance on a sedimentary soil in southern Benin, West Africa by Carsky, R.J., Toukourou, M.A.

“…A trial was initiated on 15 farmers ' fields (replications) in one village territory in Benin on a relatively fertile sedimentary soil site to identify nutrients limiting cassava yield using nutrient omission plots over three cropping years. …”
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Determinants of aflatoxin exposure in young children from Benin and Togo, West Africa: the critical role of weaning by Gong, Y., Egal, S., Hounsa, A., Turner, P.C., Hall, A.J., Cardwell, K.F., Wild, C.P.

“…Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in Benin and Togo to investigate aflatoxin exposure in children around the time of weaning and correlated these data with food consumption, socioeconomic status, agro-ecological zone of residence, and anthropometric measures. …”
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Sensitivity of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera:Bostrichidae) flight activity to environmental variables in Benin, West Africa by Nansen, C., Korie, S., Meikle, W.G., Holst, N.

“…The model did not fit pheromone baited trap catches from northern Benin.…”
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Successional sequence of forest types in a disturbed dry forest reserve in southern Benin, West Africa by Nansen, C., Tchabi, A., Meikle, W.G.

“…Human pressure on forest resources in southern Benin has led to a dramatic reduction and disturbance of natural forest patches. …”
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Distribution and abundance of some stem and cob borers in Benin: Plant Health Management research monograph No. 1 by Shanower, T., Schulthess, F., Gounou, S.

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Banana and plantain production systems in Benin: ethnobotanical investigation, varietal diversity, pests, and implications for better production by Chabi, M.C., Dassou, A.G., Dossou-Aminou, I.N., Ogouchoro, D., Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor, Dansi, A.

“…The cultivated banana and plantain (Musa spp.) are valuable for nutritional and socio-economic security for millions of people worldwide. In Benin, banana and plantain are among the most produced, consumed, and traded commodities. …”
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Spatial distribution of and sampling plans for Mussidia nigrivenella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on cultivated and wild host plants in Benin by Sétamou, M., Schulthess, F., Poehling, H., Borgemeister, C.

“…The optimal number of secondary sampling units needed to estimate M. nigrivenella densities on the respective host plants in Benin, varied from four fruits on G. sokotensis to 10 pods on P. biglobosa. …”
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Symbiotic nitrogen fixation response of Mucuna as affected by rhizobial inoculation in farmers fields in the derived savanna of Benin by Houngnandan, P., Sanginga, P., Woomer, P.L., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Cleemput, O. van

“…However, results of recent work have indicated mucuna's failure to nodulate in some farmers' fields in the derived savanna in Benin. One of the management practices that can help to improve mucuna establishment and growth is the use of rhizobial inocula to ensure compatibility between the symbiotic partners. …”
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Farmer participatory development of a control strategy for the variegated grasshopper with a biopesticide in the northern Mono, Benin. by Muller, D., Gbongboui, C., Groote, H. de, Langewald, J., Badou, R.

“…Farmers of two villages in Mono province, Benin, in collaboration with researchers of the biological control of locusts and grasshoppers program (LUBILOSA) at IITA, developed a use and marketing strategy for the biopesticide Green Muscle, an oil-based formulation of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum for the control of Zonocerus variegatus L. …”
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Impact des nouvelles technologies de la culture de niebe sur le revenu et les depenses des menages agricoles au Benin = Impact of the new technologies of the cowpea production on the income and the agricultural household expenses in Benin by Allogni, W.N., Coulibaly, O.N., Honlonkou, A.N.

“…Le niébé est l’une des principales légumineuses produites et consommées au Bénin. Son importance économique, son taux élevé de protéine et son importance dans le régime limentaire des populations font de cette culture un important de la sécurité alimentaire et de la réduction de la pauvreté. …”
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Seasonal and habitat variability in the fungal pathogens, neozygites cf. floridana and Hirsutella thompsonii, associated with cassava mites in Benin by Yaninek, John S., Saizounou, Z., Onzo, A., Zannou, I., Gnanvossou, D.

“…A survey of the pathogenic fungi associated with mites on cassava in Benin, West Africa, revealed both geographical and seasonal variation in the presence of Neozygites cf. floridana (Weiser and Muma) and Hirsutella thompsonii Fisher on Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) and Oligonychus gossypii (Zacher). …”
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Adoption of roguing to contain banana bunchy top disease in south-east Benin: role of farmers' knowledge and perception by Abiola, A., Zandjanakou-Tachin, Martine, Aoudji, K.N.A., Avocevou-Ayisso, C., Kumar, P. Lava

“…Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) caused by Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) has emerged as a major constraint of banana and plantain production in south-East Bénin. Roguing method is used in this area to destroy the BBTV-infected plants and to contain its spread. …”
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Factors affecting cassava variety choice by small farmers and sustainale biological control of cassava green mite in Benin by Fagbemissi, R., Coulibaly, O., Toko, M.

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Introducing co-composting to fecal sludge treatment plants in Benin and Burkina Faso: a logistical and financial assessment by Nikiema, Josiane, Tanoh-Nguessan, R., Abiola, F., Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…Based on primary data from fecal sludge (FS) treatment plants in three West African urban regions (Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, Greater Accra in Ghana, and Grand Nokoué in Benin), FS collection and treatment patterns were analyzed to identify possible scenarios for resource recovery (RR) through FS co-composting. …”
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Genome-wide genetic diversity and population structure of Garcinia kola (Heckel) in Benin using DArT-Seq technology by Dadjo, C., Nyende, A.B., Yao, Nasser, Kiplangat, N., Assogbadjo, A.E.

“…The present study investigates the genetic diversity and population structure of G. kola populations in Benin using ultra-high-throughput diversity array technology (DArT) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. …”
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